Consent (My Promise)

Something I wrote in 2007

I'll listen for the sound of,

Not the silence of, consent

If I receive no answer

I'll consider that dissent

No means no, as does maybe

And no answer does as well

Where you would that I could go

I will wait for you to tell

I'll listen for the sound of,

Not the silence of, consent

Of this you have my promise

On which I will not relent

Jim Lonsdale Poetry 2007

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Patience is the sound of waiting...
hopefully for the consent which will also not relent.

Love takes time....and the beginnings can be quite slow...
tortoises move faster.
j.

[Desert Knave]

Thanks. Yes, patience is a key. ~Jim