Patience.

I've written nothing outside of school for forty days and forty nights, and with it, I learned one of the greatest values I could've: patience.

Not everything comes when we desire it most.
It comes when we need it most.

Five weeks.
Five days.
Five million ideas.

Ideas that have been wasted.

All but one, that is.

Preserved in a secret place,
Saved for that special day.


Six weeks.
Six days.
Six thousand unspoken "I love yous."

Until a day,
When one finally escapes.
Not from you.
From them.
The one you've silenced yourself around for so long.


Seven weeks.
Seven days.
Eight weeks, altogether.

Not many left;
Unless the chemotherapy works.
Only time will tell.

Five hundred twenty-five thousand, six hundred minutes.
Three hundred sixty-five days.
One year.

Finally, departure from the hospital.


The key: patience.♥

Author's Note

This is the first I've written in forty days and nights, so please no hate or judgement.
Judge not, lest ye be judged.

Reviews

[NoelleRash]

What's your motivation behind changing the color of the text?

[Rae]

To show the fact that they are three separate situations and three separate victims.

[NoelleRash]

Well that is implied. To be honest changing font and color shows immaturity in writing.

[Rae]

To be honest I don't care what you think of it. It's my work and I'm quite happy with it. I need no more reason for changing the font and color of my text than the fact that I wanted to. It's like me asking why you have short hair in your picture. It's a rather ignorant question, in my opinion. There's a difference in criticism and constructive criticism; that's definitely not constructive.

[NoelleRash]

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to offend you. I was trying to show you how your work could be better. I think I was being constructive though. No writer ,or person for that matter, should want to look immature.

[Rae]

I'm not exactly offended. I do appreciate your opinion and I respect it. I suppose it comes back to the whole "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" thing. Some people get it, others don't. It's just one of those things. Thank you for your advice as to how I can better my writing.

[Corninie]

Flippin' awesome!

[Rae]

Haha, thanks! I wasn't pleased myself, so I'm gonna write another one later today.

[etxcp]

Girl, THIS IS AMAZING!!!! A very good comeback since 40 days and nights! Can't wait for more! :)