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Waiting Ones

A cactus waiting for rain
A child waiting to complain
A needle waiting to be thread
A sentence waiting to be read
A sleeper waiting to awaken
A perfectionist waiting to be mistaken
A door waiting to be opened
A collector waiting for a token
A stoplight waiting to turn green
A ghost waiting to be seen
A candle waiting to be lit
A hook waiting to be bit
A shoe waiting to be worn
A fetus waiting to be born
A piece of glass waiting to shatter
A nihilist waiting for something to matter
A cup waiting to be filled
A victim waiting to be killed
A fugitive waiting to be caught
A lightbulb waiting for a moth
A car waiting to crash
A fire waiting to be ash
A patient waiting for a doctor
A elder waiting in a rocker
A telephone waiting to ring
A performer waiting in the wing
A waiter waiting for a tip
A runner waiting for a chance to sit
A balloon waiting to rise
A knot waiting to be untied
A salesman waiting to be paid
A hooker waiting to get laid
A picture waiting to be framed
A traveller wishing he had stayed.

Dedicated to D. Swartz (1444 -1498)