A poem about waiting

[RedKnight]

First time sharing this one.

There is a version of this day
where something good happened early
and the rest just followed from it
like rooms opening into rooms.

I waited in the version where it did not.
I waited in the ordinary one.
The kind that does not make a story.
The kind that just gets done

[QuantumKnight]

First time sharing this one. There is a version of this day where something good happened early and the rest just followed from it like room

That is pretty much what I took from it too. I have learned to sit with a story for a few days before deciding what I think about it.

Worth watching closely

[One-One-Five]

That is one way of looking at it. Cheers for sharing.

[Demi-Q]

Easy to say that now but ask again in a month. The result will answer the question better than any of us can

[Matticus]

Fair point, I would not argue against it. We will know soon enough.

[Myles]

That is one way of looking at it. Cheers for sharing.

Agree, and the implications are bigger than most people realise. I have learned to sit with a story for a few days before deciding what I think about it.

More to come on this I suspect

[Totally]

That is pretty much it. Cheers

[TommyB_20]

That is the honest assessment and people do not want to hear it. Experience in big games counts for a huge amount and younger squads often find that out the hard way.

We will see how it plays out

[DotEXE]

I love the way you put that. I like threads like this because people come at the same thing from different angles.

Happy to keep discussing this

[Paige_68]

I see it slightly differently. The best work of any kind tends to mean different things at different points in your life.

Glad this came up

[KnotKnull]

I see it slightly differently. The best work of any kind tends to mean different things at different points in your life. Glad this came up.

That checks out. I set a calendar reminder to check rates every three months and it saves me a fair bit.

Every bit helps at the moment

[TommyB_20]

I see it slightly differently. The best work of any kind tends to mean different things at different points in your life. Glad this c

Still think the same, yeah. Head to head record matters much more than people give it credit for.

The result will answer the question better than any of us can

[SpinorWave]

Cheers for that. Nice one

[Piston]

That lines up with what I found. Makes sense from what I have seen.

Thanks for the thread.

[Sega26]

If I am honest I agree completely. Ask me again in six weeks

[Darren51]

I have heard that but I am not sure it holds up. Legend.

[IronQuarry48]

Kind of what I thought yeah. Still playing it tbh.

[Harbour]

I see it slightly differently. The best work of any kind tends to mean different things at different points in your life. Glad this came up.

I would probably do it differently. That is just how it is.

The best information is usually the stuff that would not make it into a formal guide.

Good stuff

[BretHart]

I wish I could write poetry more 

[SGHolly]

Fair enough. Yeah been there.

Real experience tends to be more specific and more boring than the advice you find online, which is exactly why it is more useful.

Thanks for that

[Coder53]

Funny enough, reading a poem about waiting while waiting for my coffee to brew felt strangely appropriate.

Jokes aside, I liked the reflective tone. It felt honest rather than overly dramatic, which made it more effective for me

[Sigma]

The strongest part for me was how open to interpretation it felt. I wasn't sure whether the speaker was waiting for a person, a change, or just time itself.

That ambiguity worked well because it let me bring my own experiences into it

[Cobalt Pilgrim]

I liked it, although I might be the odd one out and say I wanted it to be a little longer. Just when I felt settled into the rhythm, it ended.

That's actually a compliment more than a criticism. It left me wanting another verse or two

[DiamondDallas_X]

I think you've captured something people don't talk about enough. Most stories focus on action, but real life contains a lot of waiting around and wondering what comes next.

The poem reminded me that those quieter moments can be interesting too. Keep writing and keep posting them

[SilverSurfer51]

I really enjoyed the atmosphere of this. Waiting is such a simple thing on the surface, but your poem made it feel heavy and meaningful.

The lines seemed to slow time down in a good way. That's not easy to pull off, so definitely keep sharing your work

[Highland Fatima]

There's something very relatable about writing on the theme of waiting because everyone has experienced it differently. I found myself thinking about people, opportunities, and even old goals while reading.

A couple of images especially stuck with me. That's usually a sign a poem is doing its job

[Harry64]

Waiting is one of those topics that can easily become repetitive, but you managed to keep it engaging. There was a quiet tension running through it that kept me reading.

Also, thanks for posting it. First-time shares are always a bit nerve-racking, but this was worth putting out there