The Wait

by Lemon   Apr 14, 2014


He sips his coffee
Staring out of the window
As planes zoom by, taking people off to exciting places

He reaches again into his coat pocket
Lets his fingers brush the smooth surface of the ticket
Just to check that it's still there

His eyes wander to the clock,
Slowly follow the second hand as it tick-tick-ticks
His heartbeat seeming to fall into its rhythm

A minute later, forgetting that he's already looked at the clock,
He checks his watch
It's two minutes slower

In another five minutes, he checks his phone, ten more minutes left
And one new message: "Where are you?"
Sent from Amanda at 2:47

He switches the phone off;
He has a new chance at life now
And, shrugging his coat on over the bruises
He goes to take it

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  • 10 years ago

    by BlueJay

    Great piece, interesting use of technique.

  • 10 years ago

    by Sourav

    I liked the style of depiction, it's really gripping. Great read. Wonderful write!

  • 10 years ago

    by Beautiful Soul

    Great minds think alike haha. Mine was kinda like this but you went into so much more detail and I nominated this one was well. Your poems for this contest were so stunning including this one. I love poems that make you immersed in the scene and this one does well :). Clearly you tried to write about a guys emotions and overall you did a good job in each stanza to show that nervousness in this. Each stanza grows into the story and you also did a great job showing the scene. Like the person looking at his phone and the clock. And it's very relatable. I think when we depart on a new journey that first step is always the hardest and it seems like he is making a big step to change his life. I liked how you mentioned the girl too. "Amanda" could be a number of people more likely a love he is going to meet. :). Anyway. As I said this poem is visually stunning and so well written. I slso believe this one can win.

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