Tonight as we board this train,
make me wait a while to arrive.
Make me linger on satisfaction's doorstep
and straddle the line between not quite and there.
Make my need approach delirium.
Make me wait for it, almost beg for it
Hold the destination so far from me
I am forced to enjoy the journey.
Make me claim this mountain as my reward
whether I reach the summit or not.

 
     

 

 

 "Make Me" © 2002, 2006 by Annette Hope Billings

 
   
 

 Original Graphic, "Bridging" © 2002, 2006 by Emmanuela Copal de León

 

 

     
 

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