Wait

Wait

They said

There’s no need to rush

The future’s not going anywhere

There’s no hurry

Don’t do something you’ll regret

You’ll have enough time later

Focus on what’s important now

Wait

I did

Even at times I shouldn’t have

I held back

There’s time

I told myself

I’m not going anywhere

They’re not going anywhere

Wait

Someone forgot to say

That day

As the headlights blinded me

As my breathing slowed

As the faces blurred

Hold on

They said

But I couldn’t

The wait was gone

Time had run out

Leaving behind

The words I had never whispered

The love I had never declared

The kiss I had never shared

The joke I had never made

The apology I had never accepted

The kindness I had never understood

The laughter I had never allowed

The life I had never lived

Wait

They said

Wait

I did

Until I couldn’t anymore