The Wait is So, So Long

I've waited for a fish that did not bite
And for a little wind that couldn't fly my kite.
I've waited for mail that never arrived
And for fruit of a crop that never thrived.
I've waited for meetings, always adjourned
And for telephone calls, never returned.
I've waited to grow just one inch more
(But I am still just five foot four).

I've waited for a train that was already gone
And I've waited for a baby that was never born.
I've waited for that raise that I never got,
I've waited for every have that I have not,
And I'll wait it over,
I'll wait it times ten
Rather than wait
For no one
To show for my party again.

K. Jared Hosein

N.B. This was made into a short film that was featured in a few foreign film festivals. It was directed by Ryan Jenq and used music from the indie band "Swansaw".


It won the 2008 Scholastic Gold Key Award for Visual Arts & Writing.