The waiting starts as the typhoon does, the cover of my book:
a bright turquoise green, a splash of neon pink,
(as I write this, our song starts playing through my headphones, it makes me sad).
My door is slightly ajar, my back faces it,
I glance up at every passing shadow, I beckon
but none of them are you, so I continue reading Flowers for Algernon.
The wind picks up and at least I'm not alone anymore,
although I would rather be, because the wind is not kind,
the wind mocks me for having no self respect,
for valuing communication while not being communicated to,
so I check my phone again, there are many people dangling
but none of them are you, so as you leave me,
I leave them hanging.
My interactions with the people closest to me
remind me never to have expectations,
but to not have expectations means I will never get to let people in,
a bright turquoise green, a splash of neon pink,
(as I write this, our song starts playing through my headphones, it makes me sad).
My door is slightly ajar, my back faces it,
I glance up at every passing shadow, I beckon
but none of them are you, so I continue reading Flowers for Algernon.
The wind picks up and at least I'm not alone anymore,
although I would rather be, because the wind is not kind,
the wind mocks me for having no self respect,
for valuing communication while not being communicated to,
so I check my phone again, there are many people dangling
but none of them are you, so as you leave me,
I leave them hanging.
My interactions with the people closest to me
remind me never to have expectations,
but to not have expectations means I will never get to let people in,
and I wanted to let you in.
Zamn
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