Reanimated Lavender Granola Switchblade Nun rides again.

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Wait

I don't like to wait.

Hurry up with that,

Hand it over;

If I get bored,

I might torch this dump

Because

I don't like to wait.



They say the earth is shifting on its axis.

I think I'll get down on all fours,

And shimmy baby.

I could just go about my life

And bide my time til the planet cracks,

But I already told you,

I don't like to wait.



It's been ten minutes

Since I last scratched an itch.

If it ever goes eleven,

I'll turn into such a...

Itch

Itch

Itch

Itch



One day I will rot quietly

In my scooter chair

In the hallway.

One day my heart will give it up.

One day I'll find that big love,

But it will only be God;

Then I'll be safe,

Then I'll be straight,

But til then I'm gonna bang the gong

And keep burning on

Because, it's like I told you,

I can't stand the wait.
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23 comments:

  1. Sioux RoslawskiMarch 15, 2011 at 7:39 AM

    Rotting in a scooter chair in the hallway...what an image!

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  2. AnonymousMarch 15, 2011 at 8:59 AM

    Waiting is the hardest part.

    Happy Tuesday to you.

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  3. Brian MillerMarch 15, 2011 at 9:23 AM

    keep banging...that gong shay...today is the only day you are guaranteed...itch...itch...itch...

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  4. Ami MattisonMarch 15, 2011 at 9:43 AM

    Yes! Banging the gong and burning! Gotta live before you rot in a scooter. Some fantastic, dynamic inspiration this morning! Thanks!

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  5. ellen abbottMarch 15, 2011 at 9:54 AM

    bang the gong!

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  6. TALONMarch 15, 2011 at 10:46 AM

    The perfect poem of impatience, Shay! :)

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  7. LynnMarch 15, 2011 at 11:10 AM

    Not the scooter chair!!!

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  8. Sherry Blue SkyMarch 15, 2011 at 11:12 AM

    I love this one so much!!!! I am a lot closer to the scooter chair than you are, kiddo, and have been waiting for several million centuries, so I so know the feeling!!! hee hee.

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  9. macMarch 15, 2011 at 11:20 AM

    I dunno, I have a lot of weight ;-)


    When I was in the Army,as a young man, my Drill Instructor said to me, "I know, Mac, when I die, you're gonna piss on my grave"

    I told him, "No sir, when I get out of the Army, I'm never waiting in line again"

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  10. HelenMarch 15, 2011 at 11:22 AM

    Ms. Patience is what they call me! I can wait forever .....

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  11. RavenMarch 15, 2011 at 12:30 PM

    You just keep on banging girl, keep on banging! I loathe waiting. I don't have the patience for it. Someone once told me that the reward of patience is...more patience. I think that's a rip. I should get a Lexus or something.

    Great poem!!

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  12. hedgewitchMarch 15, 2011 at 4:29 PM

    Better to burn out than it is to rust, as Neil says. We all may be waiting to rot in our scooter chairs, but I agree, it's way better to do as much as possible to distract yourself while you still can than to just freakin sit there.

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  13. UnknownMarch 15, 2011 at 7:48 PM

    So many images, all big and bold and brassy. I like that. And the waiting? I don't do it. When it looks to others as if I am, it it only because they cannot see what I'm really doing. I'm tricky like that. Bang that gong!

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  14. CloudiaMarch 15, 2011 at 8:39 PM

    we survived-

    Comfort Spiral

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  15. Maude LynnMarch 15, 2011 at 9:36 PM

    Now, I've got that damned scooter chair commercial stuck in my head!

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  16. fayeMarch 15, 2011 at 9:39 PM

    Love this one....
    cuz I don't like to
    wait either...

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  17. SusannahMarch 16, 2011 at 5:57 AM

    Brilliant, I love it.

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  18. Tess KincaidMarch 16, 2011 at 6:55 AM

    This piece it just itching for some music!

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  19. RavenMarch 16, 2011 at 8:49 AM

    Yoo-hoo! You have an award at my blog!

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  20. DarylMarch 16, 2011 at 11:02 AM

    Me either .. so imagine how itchy I am to get the iPad I ordered online too late to get it in the first 5-7 business days I could have ... if I hadnt been SO smart .. not

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  21. Steve IsaakMarch 16, 2011 at 6:40 PM

    Fun, thought-provoking.

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  22. AnonymousMarch 17, 2011 at 7:34 PM

    Sweet. Just found you here. I've been stuck in the doorway with two ways to go - down the long hallway or back in my tiny room.

    Thanks for reminding me I can always burst through the roof by adding a souped-up, rocket-powered scooter of my own.

    Peace.

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  23. UnknownMarch 17, 2011 at 9:44 PM

    i like the way you work it
    you got to bag it up :)

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