Waiting

a poem by Minaz Shakeel Juwale

I waited for hours together for the phone to ring
For the moment it was my life,
I waited for days together for a month to end
That was my life for that moment,
I waited for months together for 5 months to pass
To see my life come back to me,
At times it took years,
At times months,
At times days,
At times minutes at times seconds,
But finally my life always came back to me,
My love,
My darling,
My sweetheart.