Lady In Waiting

Doors slamming, phones ringing.......

Feet on the stairs, scurry, scurry
Lots of work,lots of worry, everybody..Hurry! Hurry!
Cars starting......engines purring
No one stopping......nothing deterring

Slumping down in the big soft chair
No one can be found anywhere
A hush falls over the big vast house
Things are as quiet as a mouse

Silence falls just like a thud
I am alone now with no one to love....
Staring at the clutter....no words do I utter
I rise and I gather...."What is the weather?"

Gathering and placing things out of place
I stare in the mirror and look at my face.....
"Who is she?"....I wonder...."does she exist?"
This woman, this mother, this diva that's "his"

I pick up his robe to put it away
And cuddle it softly next to my chest
My heart gently beating under my breast
I stop and I hold it to gently caress

Other times, other places and far away days
I long for the laughter, the passion, the praise
Were we so different then....."I wonder?"
Or has time changed our concept, stolen our thunder

I'm running my water to get in the bath
To wash away feelings and maybe relax
Gathering my dreams like bunches of daisies
I'm picking the memories and turning the pages

He loves me still.....he loves me not
Is that how it goes...lets see....I forgot
I'm putting on make-up...I dress for success
Will my day hold "new promise" or only regrets

I pick up my keys....there are some to my heart
I'm the last one to leave...the last one to depart
I'm rushing to work....but waiting inside
For the end of the day I can look back with pride

Will he hold me and love me
and gently caress and then say he loves me
And quietly confess...that he needs me
He wants me and he's truly blessed

The nights softly falling like velvet and lace
the days almost over.....I look at his face
He's reading and busy.....The lines on his brow
Say "I'm working and reading"

Don't bother me now..........