A Waiting Divide

now Now NOw NOW

Patience is a test
the eye on the
clock hand fails.

There is so much
hurry in waiting.

A diagnosis
stands on the edge
of a cliff watching
tears erode tomorrow
while selfish flips
through a magazine
and grumbles about
minutes collecting
on a parking meter.

A stone wall divides
patients by hours
remaining.


©Susie Clevenger 2015

Comments

Jim said…
That stone wall is scary, Susie. I'd rather avoid that wait. I do hope I have a choice. Oregon, perhaps?
There is so much
hurry in waiting.
A lot of truth that I never realized before. "Hurry up, I'm waiting" is often felt, sometimes expressed, subtly and not so subtle.
A great write, I enjoyed it.
I didn't want to comment on the grumbles, but ... Why did you bring HIM along?
..
Anonymous said…
A great poem that captures the essence of waiting and its tedium.
Fireblossom said…
I can almost detect the hospital waiting room smell in this one.
brudberg said…
Susie, I actually thought of you when I wrote the prompt... the stone-wall is such a powerful image. That is how I imagine it would be.
Marian said…
^^ Yes, what Shay said! So tactile.
Outlawyer said…
Agree with shay-- powerful.
Sherry Blue Sky said…
Oh this kind of waiting is perhaps the most agonizing of all. Blessings, Susie.
Carol Campbell said…
Very intense and evoked that tension! Love the wall.