oh today i am confuzzled!!! i think i have an attachment problem...i get attached too easily, or too quickly. i donno. anyway, i've been in this poetry mood lately, i've been writing it. i feel somewhat productive when i write a poem and it's oddly therapeutic. they're prolly not very good (tho deb likes them....thanks hun!) but they mean something to me, so i'm gonna share today :o)

Puddle jumping
taking great leaps
through treacherous streets
dangerous and slippery when wet
unsure of what's ahead, i wait

Blinking in the misty air
headlights blind me
my eyes scan the area through the dim lights
wind blows through my jacket
i shiver, and i wait

The clouds loom above
threatening to spill
i zip up my jacket, snuggle into my coat
excitement in the air
eyes meet, and i wait

Our steps begin slowly
hear the squish under my soles
wind begins to swirl faster and our pace picks up
don't know where the unfamiliar streets go
we follow them, but i wait

We turn the corner
but have reached a dead end
tears of joy from above fall down onto our heads
hands grasped tightly as if to reassure one another
we turn around, am i still waiting?

Puddle jumping
taking great leaps
through treacherous streets
dangerous and slippery when wet
unsure of what's ahead, i wait
Rachel Rovner 2/24/03