Day 57: Waiting for Ice Cream

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I will no longer wait for a certain love.

I will no longer wait to be better understood.

I will no longer wait for someone else’s
assistance,
attendance,
or enthusiasm.

I will not wait for a thumb’s up or pat on the back.

I will not wait for a “you should” or a “go for it.”

 

All of those things would be nice to have,
but I’ll no longer hold
future memory or present opportunity
in bated breath and pause.

 

I’ve been too long

like a little kid

staring at the sidewalk

waiting for melting ice cream

to jump back

into the cone.

I am grown now.
I’m buying a new cone.

Triple scoop.

 

I think I’ll get one for each my kids, too.

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