The Waiting

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“How long must I pretend for you,” she said, 

 

but the mirror grew confused  

 

This time there was no estimation   

 

no self-assurance staring back 

 

with a comforting sense of agreement

 

only doubt in her eyes, and better that  

 

than the threat of crumbling kingdom walls

 

 

“I don’t have to pretend for you,” she said,

 

and a smile engulfed my soul  

 

I had wanted to see the real her,

 

without persuasion, the beautiful her

 

buried beneath the beauty others admired 

 

until their next-best alarm clocks rang again  

 

if only for as long as she chose to believe  

 

 

 “I love that I can be myself with you,” she said, 

 

and I wondered if she ever heard the crashing 

 

It came one blurry-eyed night

 

when sleep failed her for all the giggling 

 

at jokes that were more silly than genuinely funny

 

She needed ‘silly’ and I was stocked full   

 

as full as stored-up laughter  

 

. . . from all the waiting

 

 

 

Reviews

[Philip Muls]

The crashing stands for the collapse of the ego, the self ?

I love the wording. I find the piece intriguing and would like to understand it better.

[Antoñyo]

It connects with the phrase "better that than the threat of crumbling kingdom walls"... the protection of self or self-assurance. The falling of walls over time when all reason to mistrust fades.
Thanks for stopping by.

[Philip Muls]

My pleasure.

[Dhaye]

Scary image 😂...but great lines as always.😊😊

[Antoñyo]

LOL for you, Dhaye...but there's nothing scary about finally deciding to show
someone all of you.
Thanks for reviewing

[Shimmerbliss/CAF]

So beautifully written..it is an experience. It feels like the evolution of trust, and how perfectly splendid that is!

[Antoñyo]

Thanks for saying, 'bliss, and for your time

[aLittlePain]

What a beautifully precise piece about self!
I love the tone, the unfolding of self in the way you weave your words.

Regards
Rach x

[Antoñyo]

Thank you..Wasn't sure if anyone would know of the time lapse between stanzas (the unfolding).
read moreThank you..Wasn't sure if anyone would know of the time lapse between stanzas (the unfolding).