The poem “I wait” came to me one morning while I sat in the waiting area at a doctor’s office. I knew I’d wait awhile because the front desk told me, “The doctor is running a little behind this morning. So try to be patient as best you can.” I took my seat and opened a Harry Potter book and started reading. Forty Five mins past when a friend from the military texted me, “What’s up brother?” I text back, “The doctor is running a little behind… so I’m waiting.”

That text gave me a moment of poetic inspiration and I wrote the poem “I Wait” as I sat in a doctor’s office. Enjoy!