Cost of Bliss

Time for check in
Was later
And for check out
Was early

The place
was a beauty
heavenly
I could say

Somethings
were paid for
For others
there was a cost

Everything was desirable
Everything I wanted
The time
however was limited

Too many choices
too many sights
initial moments were spent
To orient and prioritise

There was
no time to lose
Each moment counted
Every minute costed

There was
No time to lose
No time to crib
of what wasn’t there

Once this was realised
we maximised
Each moment
Making every moment count

But it ended,
as everything does
When we stopped worrying
And started to have fun

We checked out
Physically at least
For my mind and desires
Still stayed on

Craving to return
To linger for ever
But it costs, I was told
If I linger

The place, as I said
Was almost heavenly, yet not heaven
Here, there is a cost
For being in bliss