Waiting Game
I’ve bandaged my feet
and wept my worries,
salved my bruises
and tamped my temper,
wrapped my wrists
and fortified my heart.
Oh, when will my hurts heal?
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I love this!
Aw, thank you!
And that’s what it’s like. Kisses and bandaids and it still stings. Nice poem.
Thank you!
I enjoyed the lyric rhythm almost interrupted by that question. It left me thinking.
I’m glad you enjoyed it! 🙂
really like this. a lot packed into a small space. my favorite kind of poem!
Ah, thank you!
“wept my worries” is such an apt phrase
Happy you like it!
Nice attention to sound in this poem
Thank you!
Favorite lines:
wept my worries,
tamped my temper
Ah, I like those two as well. Thank you for reading and commenting!