The Long Wait
I await in my tower waiting for him
Day by day
And night by night
I wait
I watch the sun rise and the sun set
The wind blows in my face mockingly
I watch the clouds gather and disperse at the height of my tower
When is he coming?
I bring my loaf of bread to the window
And drink my water, I start to lose my hope and optimism
Maybe he’s just running late
Maybe he just lost his way
I grow weary and wrinkles form on my face
It’s been 60 years since my hope has been with me
The vines stalk up my tower and encompass the bricks
He’s not coming
Tears fall down to my cheeks
I lay on my bed and covered up in my blankets
My long hair creeping after me like a wedding dress train
I close my eyes and exhaled one last time
‘You should’ve came earlier, my love’