Taken for Granted

i love you, I love you, I love you
that’s why I hold you so tightly, my darling
it’s why I shine so brightly, my darling
my heart shines, so I shine, shine only for you
wrap my arms around your translucent neck
draped over collarbones
lovingly snug
until love was enveloped by clumsiness, carelessness,
and I found myself clutching on by a thread
to stay wound around your precious neck
i knew, I knew I was doing my best
but your scissor-like eyes became dull
because clearly you could not see
that suddenly
your treasured necklace was out of reach
i lost you, you lost me
i sit now in a sea
of once-treasured things
that mean nothing to nobody