Waiting
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i’m gonna sit here
in my ugly little room
(yes, a very ugly room: drab curtains from the fifties. A curling carpet held together by cigarette burns is reflected in the sheeny nicotine stains on the ceiling. Paint peels from the looming walls it’s many layers mark its slow journey through time. Mismatched furniture sits around like junkie vultures but is barely visible as the dim gloom emitting, low wattage bulbs struggle to sustain their vigil against all the darkness’)
and i’m gonna wait
i’m gonna wait
for a whole lot
of different things
i’m gonna sit here
on my ugly little chair
and i’m gonna wait
i’m gonna wait
an ant on the carpet
a fly on the wall
i’m gonna wait
i’m gonna watch
and i’m gonna see it all
i’m gonna sit here
and let it all rush through me
i’m gonna let it take me whole
i’m gonna let it so i won’t forget it
i’m gonna let it have complete control
i’m just gonna sit there
i’m gonna sit there
i’m gonna stare
i’m not gonna share
i’m gonna not care
i’m gonna grab it
with my graspy little hands
i’m gonna absorb it
directly
through my skin
i’m gonna feel it
oh man i’m gonna feel it
and then
i’m gonna watch it
some more
then i will know
for sure
that this
is
the what for
but other than that
i’m not sure anymore
don’t even wanna think
yeah…
nah..
i got nothing
About the Creator
Brenton F
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Comments (3)
😊👍Well that was chirpy! ;) I used to like staring at wall.
This is relatable. One day we may find what we're waiting for, or maybe not. Well done.
Sometimes, I actually feel this way. Loved your poem!