Sometimes you don’t realize

That you’re waiting

Until it hits you full

In the face

You’ve been waiting to do this

Perhaps you’ve been waiting

Too long

And then you decide to stop

Waiting

The anticipation, as you open your mouth

Here is your chance

Say what you’ve been waiting to say

Lay yourself out, receive an answer

Or wait

Wait a little longer

Just to keep things the way they are

But it’s killing you

This waiting

Things never stay the same

You can’t keep things the way they are

Impossible

So you open your mouth

The butterflies return

Say what you came to say

Change the story

You say it.

It goes well, or it doesn’t

It makes you happy, or it doesn’t

It’s over with

It’s done now

You’re done waiting

Except you’re not. You’re still

Waiting

For the answer

Why aren't they answering

You hit send, you said the words

They were delivered

And now you’re waiting

And this waiting is worse than the first

Because the answer

Is what you’ve been leading up to

Welcome to the waiting game.

You’re always here, in the

Waiting room

Whether you realize it or not