Realize

You're so close

Yet

So far away from

It

That one thing

That one tangible object you can't get your eyes off of

You marvel in its wonder

So close

So dear to you

You wouldn't dream of letting it slip from your grasp

You wouldn't dare take your gaping gaze from it

So precious

You salivate

Knowing

More than you know yourself

You're so close

You can smell the meeting

Taste the accomplishment

But

You don't touch it

You can't get it

Then it happens

The usual routine that occurs so often not even the stars can fill the numerous times

You realize

Reality is unfair

Life is playing mom

The concerned mother that keeps her kids from spoiling their appetite by eating candy before dinner

You see

You're disappointed

But

You say

Like you have a thousand times

Oh well, maybe next time

-P