one minute has gone by since you opened my text

i wonder if that means you aren’t going to respond

i wonder if that also means you got busy and forgot

five minutes have gone by since you opened my text

i wonder if that means you got tired of me

i wonder if that also means you aren’t going to text me ever again

one hour has gone by since you opened my text

i wonder if that means i made you upset or hurt you

i wonder if that also means i ruined our chances

five hours have gone by since you opened my text

i wonder if that means i can’t text you again

i wonder if that means we’re done

but then

you text me back

and the minutes and hours turned into seconds

because i was watching you type the whole time

it just took what felt like forever