This week is really as “Grand Waiting Week” since I am
preoccupied in waiting to – some important documents, a reply, the salary and the
struggle of waiting in line for a jeep every after work. Yes, it’s a crazy-
busy week indeed. Whoo! TGIF I survived the week, I tell ‘ya.
Inspired by this week, I’ve made these two poems. Hope ‘ye like
it, dearies.
Different
Kinds of Wait
A usual
afternoon after long day’s work
Exhausted and
tired, seems like
The fluid
feeding my body
Was drained
automatically
Dizzy, just
longing for home
And comfort
and rest
Badly needs
to devour tasty
Crazily dreams
to shut these eyes
When you
think about it
Halo it
brings, effect of ecstasy
But then
when you try to get a jeepney
You’ll find
out people you meet have same story
Hungry for
home, thirsty for rest
They’ll do
everything out of their best
So long as
they catch the key
To unlock
their portal of safety
You look
around and find different
Kinds of
wait:
Those green
greedy eyes watching for prey
Acting rough
and edgy
Those silent
deep eyes which
Keep closed
yet opens to danger
Those impatient
and unwanted eyes which
Then give
up after brief moments of the sickle
Those
assertive righteous eyes which
Act on the
right tick tock and timing
So long
then, it’s near the end of waiting
Go grab the
key you were longing
You were
fighting
For, and go
take your
Peaceful,
dreamy endeavor
The
Wait
Look at
them
Face sagging,
posture drooping, patience decreasing
Respect
seems nothing out of waiting
Waiting for
their ticket to the future
Future they
think would save their souls
Souls which
wander for a greener pasture
Pasture as
healthy as the sheep which gather
Gather and
feed on the grass and let live
Live long
enough for your kin’s sake
Now, now
Line seems
the end is nowhere and I’m late
I can’t
stretch the patience, the wait
If only this
can be done as quick as lightning
Then no
need to bear with the torture of
Waiting
Dearest yours,
Jong J
