Muse Made the Wait Poetic

I went out once for a relaxed walk in the evening My pace was in sync with the silently sinking sun My wife texted she went for a brief bout of shopping And would surely come back home before I return. I came back after an extended time not so quick Found the door locked for she hadn’t yet returned Probably was held captive on the road by the traffic This made me realize how our times’ wheel turned. I sat tired in the dark on the steps of the closed door Tried to find such incident in the memory lane prime Finding none I told my impatient mind getting sore Think of a poem on things happening for the first time. Locked out by modern mode of uncertain life frenetic My muse had fun to make the eternal wait poetic. ___________________ April 26, 2022 Contest : To Lighten The Load Sponsored by : Angela Tune