Thursday photo prompt: Waiting #writephoto

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Waiting…

At the portal of birth,

The first freeing step,

Awareness of “you,”

a first word.

Waiting

For the bus to your

First day of school,

For the next grade,

Your next test.

Waiting

To finish school,

Get a job, a family,

A promotion to

Buy that home.

Waiting

Never watching,

Or appreciating now

For its fleeting beauty,

And

As the color of life

Fades before your eyes,

The portal opens…

Waiting

For your last breath.

 

 

© Joelle LeGendre