WAITING PIECE Spiritual Tradition

WAITING PIECE // Sophia P. in the style of yoko ono WAITING PIECE I Buy ice cream. Wait for it to melt before you eat it. Mix paint. Wait for it to dry before you use it. Boil water. Wait for it to evaporate before you drink it. Call someone. Wait for them to hang up before you speak.

WAITING PIECE II Imagine you are a cloud, high above, free from responsibility. Imagine you are a cat, sunbeam lazy adventurer. Imagine instead that when you call, you talk to that someone and you say the right things. Wait until these imaginations fade. Go about your day.

WAITING PIECE III Wait for the lunch break. Wait for bedtime. Wait for the weekend. Wait for vacation. Wait until you can’t wait anymore. Until you can’t keep the holding pattern.

Until your muscles atrophy. Until your body breaks down. Until you’ve forgotten what you’re waiting for. Then, buy ice cream.

Spiritual Tradition // Melania St. Cyr