I Linger for the Bold
To give all, I start with nothing
To wait is love; to stand by to truly care
For genuine affection must be mutual before belonging to one
Else merely a fantastical mirage, only projecting what doesn’t exist
I remain through years, you must step first
Already I know the dance, slow and melodic, tortured and excruciating
Yet rushes forward, leaving breathless for its rapidity
And spaces between the melodies leaves absence of all
Stop, surprised at its disappearance, unused to life without
Instinctual search for melodies who churn to faltering steps
But I must pause, and wait for partner’s approach
Prior I sway on my own, I linger for the bold
A tempo for those, but mine is found in rest