Dear ...

Dear Boy,

Life has taught me to wait,
Because slowly, things catch on.
And if they don't, you'll forget.

I believe that it's better
when waiting makes you forget;
Because,
When they finally...

When they finally learn
to sing the same song
you had once sung;
When they finally decide
to see the things
you had once shown;
When they finally
take to the road
that you had once discovered,
You will find that they are not with you,
but without you,
much further ahead,
and yet still behind in their senses.

And the feeling of loneliness will eat you whole.
And the anger that comes will seethe you dry.
But nothing will fill the emptiness of your soul.
Because you haven't forgotten.

Never do they heed your words,
Or read your actions,
Or see you as a guide -
But they've caught on,
and have moved forward.

Boy,

There is no use in waiting for them,
Because now
there is me!
I am waiting for you.
Waiting for you to wait on what's to come,
and not on what has left you behind...


- July 28, 2012.