no, I said.

no,

      I said.

what I meant to say

was that I will wait.

      I have waited.

I am waiting

      and I will keep waiting.

I am barely conscious,

      thinking now,

in the wee hours of the morning.

but the significance is not lost.

      the calculation.

 the risk.

I understand.

but this is not science.

nothing adds up.

       nothing fits.

there is no right.

there is no wrong.

there is only the sensation

of your small hand

folding

        into mine.

07/15/2018  AAW