I've waited for a fish that did not bite <br />And for a little wind that couldn't fly my kite. <br />I've waited for mail that never arrived <br />And for fruit of a crop that never thrived. <br />I've waited for meetings always adjourned <br />And for telephone calls that were never returned. <br />I've waited to grow just one inch more <br />(But I am still just five foot four) . <br /> <br />I've waited for a train that was already gone <br />And I've waited for a baby that was never born. <br />I've waited for that raise that I never got, <br />I've waited for every have that I have not, <br />And I'll wait it over, <br />I'll wait it times ten <br />Rather than wait <br />For no one <br />To show for my party again.<br /><br />K. Jared Hosein<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/melancholy-the-wait-is-so-so-long/