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  the delay

a young man
holds a single rose
behind his back
    and stands -
watching the travelers disembark.

he fidgets
with the flowered stem;
his fingers press
    the thorns;
waiting to sight the one he loves.

passengers
walk by him, then few
alone are left.
    concerned;
his heart is pierced with double pain.


. . . later that
evening, unaware,
she holds his hands;
    the wounds
of worried doubt now warm with care.

resilient;
faith's tender skin heals
against his heart;
    enduring
much of love's uncertain certainties.




from: Wisely Choose
Copyright © 1999
by J.D. Deutschendorf