Lady In Waiting

I lie awake

I writhe and ache

I wait for Johanna to call



I swear I won't make

The same mistakes

That I made before



Lady in waiting

Breaks like a cake

Lady in waiting

Out of doors



Lady in waiting

Sophomore mistakes

Lady in waiting

By the shore



Ply me with wine

And see me untied

Of a dysfunctional lover

And unreliable lore



I stand, now, empty handed

Before all these technological advances

How I feel ancient

And wonder what they're all for



Lady in waiting

She understood

Eyes like a step child

And a red riding hood



Lady in waiting

On another's lap

Lady in waiting

Wrapped in maps