Waiting

It's gonna be a while...

This room is made for waiting

And that's just what you'll do

How you decide to spend the time,

Well, that is up to you

You can watch TV and worry,

or you can read a book;

you can pace the floor

or give the magazines a look

And when your need to sit around

and worry's not abating,

that's ok because there's more ~

waiting, waiting, waiting

Finally, your loved one's out,

concern has now been sated,

and you're glad to be there,

even though you waited

Author's Note

Spent some time in a hospital waiting room today - short procedure, all is well - this is how I spent my wait! :)

Reviews

[richom]

Exasperating, but a favorable outcome erases the frustrating. Does make me wonder how much of our time on earth is squandered in waiting rooms, standing in lines, and urging the blasted computer to go faster. Very well written poem. I enjoyed it.

[Rita L. Sev]

Thanks, Rich! I would not want to calculate all of that wasted time... but it is one of the necessary evils of modern life...

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

Nothing like that helpless feeling of only being able to wait and see... very well written, I could feel the anxiety vibe in your verses.

[Rita L. Sev]

Thanks, Dale - I try not to let the anxiety out - it leaked into the poem! :)

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

I think it comes natural in a situation like that.

[Aethereal]

I enjoyed the rhyme in this poem. Your first verse reminds me of an old song. You may have this small poem as a gift:

Her Boots

Boots are made for walking
and that's just what she'll do
Now's her time for stalking
as she's stomping over you.

[Rita L. Sev]

Ha! Yes, I know that song well! Thanks!

[SyberRose]

I was at the doctors the other day and everyone was looking at their phones...i just watched the TV.
Enjoyed reading Rita...Rose:)glad youre okay.

[Rita L. Sev]

I was fine - my mother was having a procedure done, so I was there with her. Hours at the hospital - most of it spent waiting! Thanks, Rose!

[Angel]

Makes me think of the time I spent waiting for my grand daughters to be born...their Mom had to have C-sections, and, of course, I was not allowed into the delivery room, as I had been for most of my grandbabies.
It was agonizing...I couldn't just sit in the waiting room...I had to get as close to the action as could be. I remember hearing that first cry...and how I wanted to rush inside to make sure my baby had come through okay...
They are half grown now, those girls...but it still seems like yesterday.
Well done!

[Rita L. Sev]

Any wait in a hospital is agonizing - even for joyous events like a birth! As they say, the waiting is the hardest part! :)

[Frieda P]

Ekkk, I hate hospitals, hope all is well Rita, waiting is always the hardest part.

[Rita L. Sev]

All is well - a short procedure for my mother, most of the day really was waiting. Ugh! But, I kept busy... Thanks, Frieda!

[Frieda P]

As long as it turned out well, I know I'm not patient when it comes to that either, my pleasure Rita.

[s y e]

Oh Gosh, I hate hospitals and waiting in them for hours! I was at the hospital couple weeks ago for 5 hours! :( It was so boring!

Glad all is well.

~ Noodle.

[Rita L. Sev]

Thanks, Noodle!

[Angi]

Uh~oh. I hope all is well, as you say. Those waiting games are no fun at all. Angi~

[Rita L. Sev]

Thanks, Angi - yes, all is fine. My mother had a procedure - she's fine, but it was a long day. More waiting than anything else, so I had to find some way to pass the time!

[Angi]

Ok, I am so happy everyone is fine!

[Sami Khalil]

Waiting requires a lot of patiece especially in a hospital setting where we have to look at walls and worry , worry , worry. Luckily we can do some of the activities you have mentioned. A great write...:)

[Rita L. Sev]

Ha! Thanks, Sami! This is what I did with my time, instead of staring at those boring walls!

[Sami Khalil]

Hahaha...Good choice...You are welcome...:)