To Wait or to Watch?
By Julia Rocchi
To wait is to stare at a loading symbol on your laptop.
To watch is to observe your still hand awaiting inspiration.
To wait is to tap your toes and drum your fingers.
To watch is to realize how they mirror your heartbeat.
To wait is to stand by the microwave as your lunch heats.
To watch is to consider the alchemy of ingredients and preparation.
To wait is to mark the darkening sky from the warm indoors.
To watch is to venture outside and crane your neck to the stars.
To wait is to cross out days on your calendar.
To watch is to look back at a year, a decade, a life, and discover its arc.
To wait is to note what is happening.
To watch is to learn what is.
To wait is to solve by avoiding.
To watch is to address by encountering.
To wait is to welcome impatience.
To watch is to invite patience.
To wait is to prepare your mind.
To watch is to prepare your heart.
To wait is to hesitate.
To watch is to embrace.
Originally published at www.juliarocchi.com on March 2, 2018.
