I had a realization today
As she wrapped her lips around
a fruit
delicately balanced
between my fingers.

It's like I saw a thousand more.

A thousand more strawberries.
A thousand more bites.
And a thousand more drops of juice
shining on her lips.

I grinned as I greedily gave her a second
and then a third.
She smiled and moaned
in that silly way she does.

I froze before the fourth,
for if there may only be a thousand,
why rush?

Then it hit me.
There are infinitely more
than one thousand strawberries.
There are as many strawberries
as I wish. As many strawberries
as I feed her, share with her.
As many strawberries as we please.

There are just as many strawberries left
to feed us for a lifetime together.

Maybe even a thousand lifetimes.