Waiting

Life, there can be no debate,
Is filled with times we have to wait.
We line up for the bus and train,
Sometimes, seemingly, in vain.
When driving, we stop at each light,
When paying tolls, when turning right.
We order things online, on sale,
And wait to get them in the mail.
If doctors test you for disease,
You spend a week with knocking knees.
Those students who apply for college
Anxiously await that knowledge.
Also applicants for jobs
Deal with nerves that pulse with throbs.
Will you get that second date?
Count the minutes as you wait.
Pregnant women, all a-quiver,
Time contractions to deliver.
Though a watched pot never boils,
Wait too long – spaghetti spoils.
Seconds stretch when you’re suspecting
Harm’s attacked one you’re expecting.
Though this list can be extended,
I suspect it’s time it ended.
We spend life accumulating
Agita from all that waiting!