Anticipation

Anticipation


It’s the acceleration of my heart
It’s the realization that it’s so close
I want to inhale big gulps of air
To kneel and utter a prayer

A pregnant woman’s anticipation to meet her babe
A man adrift at sea, for company
A man's who's been scorched under the brutal sun

for shade, a cold drink, and sea breeze
An addict’s…for one more hit

It’s a kid’s anticipation for Christmas day
It’s the layman’s…for payday
It’s a woman’s for more foreplay
For a prolonged drought, to taste kisses of rain

It’s the tired man’s for the hour to retire
For the funds required to acquire one’s hearts desire
To hear the loved one’s voice through the telephone wire
How much time is spent in anticipation
Of the ephemeral pleasure?

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