All Good Things Must Come to an End

Sometimes

for a brief amount of time
great things can happen to a person
just a glimpse in the space time continuem
and then they are gone.

Such is my life

Ever since the end of May
I have had the pleasure of
enjoying a growth
that has truly surprised me
and delighted me
and today,

today the end is in sight

I know it will not last another week or two

I have done everything I could
I have taken precautions
to prolong the inevitable

I have taken time just to observe
and enjoy and revel in the glory
of the miracle
in my life each and every day

I even enlisted others to help me
to pamper
care for
and extend the life

of

my fingernails

Yes, boys and girls,

they grew very long over the summer

I had two manicures

which were great

and then it happened,

I broke one

I know not how,

I noticed it in the shower

I filed it and moved on

then another broke

and today,

today the longest one

my pinkie

showed me that it was too

broken...

it is only a matter of time

and they will all be short again

enduring the torture

I put them through on a daily basis

and with 22 5 year olds keeping me on my toes.

It is a sad sad day...


but the memories,

the memories will bring a smile to my face each time I think about the summer I had long fingernails.