Words that caught me: D is for 'Don't Make Waiting a Habit!'
There
is this nice pair of hiking boots
I
bought in some city
A few
years back.
I’ve
used it twice on two amazing mountains -
Kilimanjaro
and Mt. Meru, both in Tanzania.
Both
very scenic.
But
I’ve not worn them for almost 4 years now.
They
have been on the shoe rack
Waiting
for my next hike,
Waiting
for young one to get to hiking age,
Waiting
for my mate to get ready,
Waiting
for my tour guide to call,
Waiting
for me to find time.
A few
weeks back,
When
the heavens opened for the longest time,
I
sought them out,
Because
I needed something that could comfortably go ankle deep
And I
didn’t have a better option.
Save
for their ashen appearance,
The
boots looked okay,
Like
they have always looked on that shoe rack.
I
brushed them and applied some cream,
And
went on my way.
After
finishing my errand
I
bent down to remove them,
And
that’s when I noticed
The
sad truth.
While
I’ve been waiting to wear them,
The
boots have not been waiting for me.
They
had grown tired of waiting to be worn
And
the leather was cracking away, from lack of wear.
I had
waited for so long.
They
had waited for so long.
We
both had waited for so long.
And
when we needed each other, it was too late!
How
long have you been waiting?
How
long will you continue waiting?
Who
or what is getting tired of your waiting?
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