waiting
09/04/2006 03:26 a.m.
at 11pm
i dial his number and
when he answers he says
he'll call me
later.

later,
whenever that
may be

and so now
i wait;
put on the stereo
or try to be
productive
just
don't look at the clock

and the minutes pass
slowly
as if they were dragging their feet
and the beat of my heart
is like
the ticking of a clock

i am waiting, waiting

the phone may not
ring tonight
and i may be
waiting forever