Don't Wait Up For Me

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Don’t wait up for me
because there’s still music playing
and something left to drink
and I am still looking for
someone

and I get a sense that
person is here
hiding in a quiet dark corner
and if I turn over enough stones
and make enough chatter

maybe
just maybe
I’ll find who I’m looking for

I’m not sure what this person
looks like
but my heart will tell me so
and I’ll feel less alone
and not feel on stage

so don’t wait up
this could take a while
and I know it’s the search of a lifetime

so if you’re gonna sit up
by the lamp in the window
watching the clock and muttering
I say:
go to bed now.

Knowing that you’re waiting
just makes me move slower
because I don’t want to be rushed

if I come home then
I know that's where I should be

if I stay out
it’s where I should be

but the music is still playing
and a pulse is pounding
and bodies are dancing and
I’ve laughter and desire to burn

so don’t wait up for me

there are answers
in this dark night
and I will find them

and its nowhere near sunrise.
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Reply #1 from JoeUser Forums Top
so don’t wait up for me

there are answers
in this dark night
and I will find them

and its nowhere near sunrise.


I liked this one, especially your last stanzas.

It gives the sense of wasted time, and a feeling of being lost, but at the same time, the confidence to keep moving. I like that. It's how I've been feeling lately.

Peace,

Beebes
Reply #2 from JoeUser Forums Top
Thanks for reading and commenting. I have found some answers, but the search for the self never stops.
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Reply #3 from JoeUser Forums Top
Thanks for the link to this. It applys a lot to what I'm going through right now, becoming a woman I guess you could call it. The other poem was wonderful too, was that you who wrote it? Thank you for your support!