Waiting

Walking, pacing, strolling, hiking, inanely
as if giving the mind an occupation.
talking with a friend,
we aid the elongated passage of time,
the weight of waiting,
measured infinite second by infinite second.
“of course it will be fine”,
“but what if?”,
stabs the mind in doubt and fear,
the unwritten, loss unbearable,
moments of trust hard to find.
checking, wondering, yearning,
helplessness of nothing.
the continuation of continuing,
we wait.
and then as if nothing had happened,
its over.
the weight released
the wait, released.