i sit and watch the minutes shift numbers on my digital screen.
realizing that time moves slower without the tick of a clock.

if i keep my phone across the room
the gods will see that i am patient
and my time will come

maybe it will ring
because i do not sit and stare


willing it to ring

08/10/2008

Author's Note: good things come to those who wait, but being patient takes patience, and that i do not have

Posted on 08/11/2008
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