Worth the Wait

Worth the Wait 

Why did I never realize 

this kind of love existed?

To know it and not have it

would be a loss so deep

the heart could not bear it.

Even now, having it—

this power,

this knowledge,

this love—

it overwhelms me.

It floods me,

sweeping me away

to some distant shore

where I arrive safely,

dripping with emotion.

The waves spill out of me,

poured into those around me—

until again, 

I am carried away.

How does one ignore that pull?

How can one not feel that hunger?

Can complacency 

become the placebo

that keeps us grounded

when we were made to soar? 

And still the pull remains— 

Unanswered 

Unignored 

Waiting 

After all 

Isn’t love 

worth the wait? 

© Ron Simpson Jr.