The Wait

The Wait

The question proposed,
Tests conducted,
Application filled,
Interview given,

Hypotheticals abound,
Preparing for the best and worst,
Cautiously confident,
Yet doubts persist,

The phone sits beside me,
My eyes focused on it,
As I nibble on my nails,
Rock on my chair,

The minutes become hours,
Hours become days,
Thoughts racing upstairs,
Being unable to sleep,

Paranoia sweeps over me,
Optimism all but extinct,
Headaches becoming more frequent,
From the continual increase in tension,

The phone never rings,
The wait seemingly permanent,
Answers and reasons not provided,
Forever being a mystery.