waiting

your computer
is sludge,
traffic is backed
up as far
as your eyes
can see.
there are ten
people in line
at the post office
twenty, with
special needs,
at starbucks.
you realize how
much time you
spend waiting,
and waiting
for things to
arrrive, for
things to change.
for the sun
to melt the snow.
for you to get
here and stop
saying no.