Over a counter where we shared our hidden glances
Quick flashes of smiles were the words we couldn’t speak
Time passed days and weeks and shy coy looks were all we need
Those brief pauses that brightened the dull days had left a beautiful stain
Then time we  met when glances and looks desired words to show us the way
The way to that one fine day
Where a stroll and a talk could do more than we once thought

Then time slowed as moments continued to grow
The thought of a kiss hanged heavy on both
Time beat its heavy hand on the door
but a kiss promised us so much more
Then the bell rang and eyes locked
and lips met and time stopped

The whole world grieved. Many fled, but only for so long until they realized that the Earth is round and they had nowhere to go. Some sought to fulfill their miserable lives in the remaining hours, while some emptied their pill bottles. Everyone prayed, but no one denied the inevitable extinction of life. They wept into the hair of their children, mourned for themselves, and drank into fantastical delirion. They drained their planet of its mystery, wrung out every last droplet of predilection, and savored every expectation. They demanded to be heard; “I am IMPORTANT!” they raged from their crumbling rooftops. Even the ghosts cried out, “Save us!” But they hit the sun anyway, and the rest of the universe didn’t even quiver.