Patience...

Patience,

It’s an art form, a virtue

Few of us share

Be it at Fast Food Drive-Thrus,

DMV’s, cops and their DUI’s,

Public restroom lines, the undivine.

Everything’s a pain, but you need to try

Red lights are a thing, just so you know

Yellow is half of green, still, don’t go

You could have made it at another’s expense.

Follow the flow.

The baristas at Starbucks have a soul.

Don’t blame them for your choice

Your decision to dive in a pool so full.

Max capacity for waiting,

At an all-time low

We’ve been there and done that

On both sides of the coin

Between patience for one

And patience for none

It’s such a pain

When you’re the one made to wait

Such a shame

When they refuse to do the same

For you, isn’t it?

Tell you what,

We’re all in each other’s way

Taking each other’s time and space

That’s how it is when people live

We coexist,

Some never got the memo or the gist

Of waiting for the one in front, while another

Silently waits for their sweet, sweet turn

So…

Do your best next time

Don’t get in each other’s face

Like the child ingrained,

Infringing upon the rights of

The playground gang

There is no race

There is no secret to it , really.

Let’s all stay sane

In the waiting game…