waits.

“ Am I in love?

Yes, since I am  w a i t i n g 

The other one  n e v e r  waits

Sometimes
I want to play the part of the one
who doesn’t wait

I try to  b u s y  myself everywhere
to arrive late
but I always  l o s e  at this game

Whatever I do
I find myself there
with  n o t h i n g  to do
 p u n c t u a l 
even ahead of time

The lover’s  f a t a l  identity
is precisely this

I am the one who  w a i t s . ”


- Roland Barthes



(Credits to oyhuey)