Minutes Poem by Maggie K.

We parted ways some time ago
We said goodbye and never said hello again
We left our past behind in the wake of passing time
The ice cream cones and coffee stains
The late night walks to places we had never seen
And hopes for people we wanted to be
All left between us now are figments of our dreams
But I will treasure and cherish these memories
I will wonder what could have been
and what we should be
And it will hurt when I see you walk by
with someone else at your side
But I will not remember you and cry
I will remember you and smile
I will remember the gift of time we had
The minutes I hold most dear
I will not weep for seconds or hours we cannot have
Or tales we cannot share
For it is better to have known you for minutes
Then to pretend you were never there