Waiting

What is it we wait for?

Holidays and special treats
           Christmas day and end of term, anniversaries
                   Waiting for payment by benefit cheque,
                              a new settee, or TV or Wii
Waiting for the light of a bus on a dark winter's eve
Waiting for bed and longing for sleep
Waiting for spring or the dawn of the day
Waiting.

Or are we

Waiting for something beyond our control
        For the pain to stop, for the anguish to cease
                For the face of a loved one we'll not see again
For the call that we know will bring us heart-breaking news
Waiting for justice in the bleakest, dark place
Waiting
Waiting for... the end


What happens when we feel there is no longer any hope in waiting?

The cock has crowed,
         the kiss applied,
               the smell of nard, of defeat, of death, is still in the air.
When the day is dark, with no hope in sight.When we think 'it is finished'

Is there any point in...

Waiting