Writing Prompt

i’ve swept

and cleaned

every room

in the house

because you

just might

be coming

now

i pace

and watch

my food steam

hunger foreign

heartbeat

too fast

and

too hard

so i’ll sit

on the bed

watching the

clock tick by

until i realize

that you won’t

come

even though i waited...

On any given day, the line can be longer than the last.

That’s time without you.

I know what’s ahead..

Rollercoasters.

People wait in line and watch the reactions of those riding.

Impatiently waiting their turn.

A days beginning for me, the same.

Remembering the look on your face the day before,

Impatient.

It builds with small steps toward the front of the line.

Small like the minute ha...

I’ve been waiting for something

You’ve been waiting for something?

I’ve been wondering what to do

You’ve been wondering what to do?

I’m not completely sure what to choose.

You don’t know what to choose?

Sit and bear this self abuse,

Let yourself fade away and lose?

I’ve been waiting for something.

What are you waiting for?

I read this book and it said nothing mattered

Like a rock to a windo...

I eagerly await your reply’s

Talking to you

Well, it brings me back to life

Hollow inside

Til you make me whole

Don’t you dare loosen your hold...

I hate waiting …

But I’d have waited,

If you asked me to.

I’m patiently impatient…

I love you and I hate it,

What’s a girl to do?

So you even see me?

Tangled up in this misery..

Do you notice?

Oh, I just want you to be happy.

I wish that I could make you feel all my love…

I’ve been patient.

Until then…

I’ll be waiting....

Eagerly await

Sitting quietly waiting

Heart beating quickly

Tessa💜...

Never again to

feel that rush of excitement

of a strange girl’s room...

I feel it in my gut

Is it excitement

Or is it anxiety

Which one will get the better of me

You tell me I just need to breathe

But I’ve been breathing

And nothing is ever as easy as it seems

So I’m waiting

Always waiting

Eager for change

Will my life always feel the same?...

“Unfortunately, I have to study for exams”

He said

With a comma and all

“And I have a lacrosse tournament”

He texted her

What a nerd

Unfortunately

He said

Tournament

He said

His outsides didn’t match his insides

He looked like a dream

And acted like a dork

He’s the best

For my friend

GAPPLE WILL HAPPEN...

Thomas couldn’t wait for their big date

He stood on the sidewalk nervous

By the end he hoped they would gyrate

Instead of the usual lip service

Fantasies aplenty filled his head

Desirous of being a couple

Wanting to serve her breakfast in bed

Spoon her delicates and everything supple

She readied herself inside the house

Bathed fresh with a perfume spritz

Worried her date might be a louse

Her se...