"Waiting for the Bell"
Waiting for the Bell is copyright © 1998 B.K. Bilicki. This story may not
be distributed without the author's permission.
Comments welcomed - grmouser@execpc.com or visit the author at
The Reality Corridor
 
Waiting for the Bell
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Why do I feel
like my entire life is being spent
waiting to hear a bell
that will never ring

Every moment near you
waiting
watching
hoping

for that one shining moment
when our eyes meet
hands touch
bodies entwine
and we become one in our love

But that joyous time
has become a fleeting memory
overrun by countless other moments
each plagued by other trivial concerns
or just an overwhelming apathy

The wait has even drained joy
from that shining moment itself
Now when it comes
its importance is elevated
to impossible levels

Make this time more than memorable
for who knows when it shall come again

So here I wait
ready to respond
to the slightest show of interest
and I can't help but thinking

Pavlov would be so proud
 
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"Waiting for the Bell"
Waiting for the Bell is copyright © 1998 B.K. Bilicki. This story may not
be distributed without the author's permission.
Comments welcomed - grmouser@execpc.com or visit the author at
The Reality Corridor
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