Just Waiting

Just Waiting

By Brandon Palzkill

Second after second drips away,

lost in pointless waiting;

waiting for change

that doesn’t come,

waiting for the right moment

that will never arrive

waiting, like a fool,

for the bestowment of luck’s favor…

Sadly ambitionless, I loaf,

because it beats the alternative.

God forbid

I should hunker down;

get up off my lazy ass

and show some initiative.

“That’s far too much work…”

is my constant refrain.

But what really comes from waiting?

Certainly not change;

not when I’m standing still.

And “the right moment” doesn’t exist;

never has, never will.

Forget about luck;

the only real luck

is the luck we make, ourselves.

Waiting around is for suckers;

for shiftless layabouts.

I’ve counted myself amongst them

for far too long.

Time to finally stand up

and take some action,

spend my precious seconds, wisely...

Stop waiting, start doing.