Just A Little Longer

• Mabel Liang, Grade 8
• Poetry
• 2007

The feelings of despair came and went as I waited for his call all night,
But I knew it was impossible for the phone to ring,
Because he had family he loves and a daughter he cares for,
In my mind I had not cared but in my heart I cared so much,
The feelings of green jealousy dug so deep,
It was etched painfully in my heart and tears ran down my cheeks slowly as I await the call,
At first my mother would wait with me for the call that would sweeten her ears,
The call that my father would make,
That would tell us he loves us deeply and wants to come back for forgiveness,
Then finally the phone actually rang.
But instead of forgiveness, it was a call full of selfish hate,
He told my mother how he hated her so much,
She hung up and her eyes were watery but her lips had smiled,
I hugged the family photo of happy faces close to my heart,
Just a little longer I’ll wait, I thought to myself,
Just a little longer.