Later

“In a bit,”

“Give me a few minutes,”

“Later,”
I get it.

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I’ve grown older,

I’ve grown kinder,

I’ve grown stronger,

and I’ve grown wiser,

and one thing I know

is that later never comes.

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Just a little while longer, alright.

Could that while

come sooner than never?

I’m sorry for being impatient.

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If you could just turn my way,

for just a few minutes,

if you could look up,

for just a few seconds,

I promise I’ll be better.

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Could sooner come now instead of never?
Because I’ve grown tired of waiting,

and now I know,

now that I am older,

that “later,”

never comes.

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