An allegory

At first
It feels strange, unfamiliar, different
It's like a new phase.
Then it sets in.
You get used to it.
Today. Tomorrow. The next day.
You can't imagine life without it.
You stop appreciating it.
It's just another routine.
But one day,
suddenly
It's gone.
And you realize It's something you need.
You feel It's absence affecting you and you can do anything to get It back.
You try to deny the need, the pain, the obsession.
You even try replacing It.
But deep inside you know nothing can take It's place.
In the end you are compelled to accept the truth and move on.