WAITING FOR
inspiration to strike.
you to notice me.
video to buffer.
cookies to cool.
where I’ll go to college.
Godot.
“Breaking Bad” Season 5.
summer.
down time.
fresh snow for snowboarding.
to be 6 feet tall.
to be a high school freshman.
another Bulls championship.
the next beginning.
a baby.
waiting for my body to get used to the new, no-caffeine me.
my new app to be released.
conception.
next book collaboration with my “Plant a Kiss” partner.
for things to work methodically- and excruciatingly slowly- through the system.
to celebrate 20th wedding anniversary.
camp!
waiting for people to stop waiting.
for the caffeine to kick in.
The next visit to my awesome sons, 1700 miles away.
A response to
Voyager’s Golden Record.
I am waiting for everyone to be fed.
a) On the world to change
b) A female president
c) For people who have made mistakes, to recognize them
d) To see what I look like and where I will be in 10 years
e) The perfect boy
f) A new friend
g) For my hidden talents to be discovered
h) To NOT be a freshman
i) To be able to sing
I am waiting for less than I used to; I am learning to enjoy the journey.
the winter to end.
nothing. Do, or do not. There is no wait. Except for when the paint is drying.
someone to love me for me.
a meteorite to land in my yard.
for him to come home.
a fun vacation.
waiting for the muffin man.
for my son to get a job. Finally. So he can move out.
for
TEDActive to be here already!!! But I’m also waiting for Jansen to pop the question!
a kidney for my husband.
for a poem to come back to me. I am also waiting for dinner to be made, laundry to be folded, house to be clean, and one extra hour in the day. I am not, however, waiting to be loved. I’ve got that on lock.
for my pizza to be delivered.
for 5 o’clock, for inspiration, to finish what I started.
I’m waiting for Boom to get here.
my daughter’s last two baby teeth to come out.
the feeling of mastery.
waiting to be added to this list.
for her to realize we could be good together.
for the mothership to take him home.
everyone to start enjoying the moment. Relish now, because now is all we know we have for sure.
an America who will fulfill her dream, lifting up the fallen, feeding the hungry, giving shelter to the homeless, caring for the suffering and ill, challenging the world to give peace a chance!
someone to sing to me; something beyond belief.
waiting for ZK<3
for my soulmate and I to find each other.
my next ukulele to arrive!
Boyfriend.
to see her niece and nephew this summer!
an idea.
time to finish a little present for a friend.
my beloved and i to find each other.
We can’t wait to see Amy at International School of Bangkok!
for the world to catch up to me - slowing down.
to find out who I am.
the perfect chocolate cake recipe.
the cow to jump over the moon.
my son to talk!
self-discovery.
summer to never end.
summer to happen.
a) my first kiss
b) my sister to get to double digits
c) my period
d) for Amy to come to ISB
e) 6th grade
f) for some humans to stop being so barbaric
g) how the earth will turn out
h) my dad’s b-day
i) my b-day
j) 5th grade graduation
I’m waiting for closure.
