As I wait

M.R.P 2000 (Bushbuckridge)



Hey, that question seems not to go away
It knows how to play hide and seek
Like the moon at dawn

What am I to be
As I look at my hobbies
When I grow up is for babies
With a beard I can't be acting
Like I'm in a lobby

What am I waiting for
Already four
The office doors are closing

Why am I not dating
I'm ageing but not getting older
Devices updated and I outdated
Waiting with no anticipations
I'm not waiting, I'm wasting
Inflation, I'm depreciating
Not lifting weights but expecting gain

I'm here, Lord, I'm here
Tell me you're near
And wipe out my fears
My ear ready to hear
You inspire like fire
Before I expire

Not being impatient
But I'm the wrong patient
Against my will
In the land of the ill
Sleeping pills killing my dream
Keep me asleep on tower of dreams
Built out of scars
So the stars won't be far
A lie, I wait, for what, a car?
How can that get me to the stars
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Written on November 09, 2018

Submitted by proxj707 on July 24, 2022

Modified on March 11, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXX ABBCA DDC CEXXCCX FXXFEX GGHHXXIJJI
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 882
Words 184
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 3, 5, 3, 7, 6, 10

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