“One moment longer”
I tell myself calmly.
“One moment longer,
then his voice you will hear.”
“Be patient”, I chastise
“Just one moment longer”
but one moment longer
than one moment I fear.
For wrapped in those segments
Of less than a second.
Are hours of worry,
Weeks of wonder
And doubt.
“One moment longer”
my mantra of steadying.
And not one moment longer
Will my mind last without
Hearing your voice
Absorbing your spirit
Caressing each syllable
As softly you croon.
“One moment longer”
is such an eternity
one moment longer
cannot arrive too soon.