Waiting Poems

Published: December 2017

Waiting Poems - On The Difficulty Of Waiting

One famous historical book says, "expectation postponed is making the heart sick". Those wise words have proven true time and again for many. Many people wait their whole lives for things that are difficult to come across, like true love or exceptional secular opportunities. 

Unfortunately, some things, like finding a soulmate, do not necessarily happen when one would like. Often, the wait can become frustrating, causing sadness, anger and other negative feelings. 

One way to combat such feelings is to read the poetry of others who have experienced similar emotions.

11 Waiting Poems - On The Difficulty Of Waiting

  1. 1. I Cry


    Dedicated to "my man" Willie - I love you so much!

    in I Miss You Poems

    I'm sitting on the porch,
    Wind blowing through my hair.
    The ducks are frolicking in the pond,
    But I just can't seem to care.

    Life goes on around me.
    I don't participate.
    I go through all the motions,
    But what I really do is wait.

    I dream about the day
    That you'll come home to me.
    Nothing else is important.
    Why can't people see?

    I don't want to go out.
    I don't want to have fun.
    I don't want to do a thing
    Until all is said and done.

    They took you in the summer.
    Now fall is almost finished.
    Winter will be here very soon,
    And then the year will have diminished.

    You have no idea how much I cry.
    I never let you know.
    It's so hard out here without you,
    But I'm not allowed to let it show.

    I must pretend all is fine.
    Everyone thinks all's okay,
    But what I never ever tell them
    Is that I cry for you every day.

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  2. 2. In Good Time...

    Sometimes it seems life is all about biding time. Patience is seldom easy, but it is always rewarding.

    in Hope Poems

    Life can seem an endless maze,
    The twists and turns, lulls and delays,
    But things always fall into place...
    In good time.

    Friends will sometimes go away.
    Some may disappoint or others betray,
    But new ones will come to stay...
    In good time.

    The hurt of getting something wrong,
    And the lesson it often brings along
    Are there, you see, to make you strong...
    In good time.

    Kindness freely given away,
    Unnoticed now, will somehow find its way
    Back to you and come to stay...
    In good time.

    Efforts seem not to pay to plan?
    Forge on friend, doing the best you can.
    Fortune will find the deserving man...
    In good time.

    Life can be tough, there's no doubt,
    But hope is the thing we can't do without.
    Right things with joy will come about...
    In good time.

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  4. 3. Sometimes I Get Lonely

    • By Emily B
    • Published by Family Friend Poems March 2015 with permission of the Author.

    I am always the one waiting for the phone to ring.

    in Poems about Sadness

    Sometimes I get lonely
    Instagram, Twitter, Facebook
    Always connecting but not connected

    Sometimes I get lonely
    Looking to the future
    Forgetting to be in the present

    Sometimes I get lonely
    Thinking someday, one day
    Never thinking right here, right now

    Sometimes I get lonely
    Phone's on, WiFi's up
    Waiting for it to buzz

    Sometimes I get lonely
    Just waiting...
    Always waiting...

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  5. 4. Life Will Bloom When It Is Ready

    • By Vic Lejon
    • Published by Family Friend Poems March 2021 with permission of the Author.

    in Life Lesson Poems

    I keep pulling
    on my roots
    urging them to grow
    impatient for the bloom
    and the sunshine
    and the growth
    but it doesn’t work like that
    tears flow, soil drenches and dries
    there have to be some slower days
    some rainfall, even snow
    —life will bloom when it is ready

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  7. 5. Waiting

    It took me a long time to realize you are a complete person without a relationship. This poem is about emotional pain when you allow someone to have dominion over how you feel on a day to day basis.

    in Lonely Poems

    Imagine the sun sinking
    and dim turns to dark.
    The silence that surrounds you,
    the shadows that make their mark.
    You wander around aimlessly,
    too much time can be total hell.
    Your heart hardened from waiting,
    breaks with the bong of the clock's bell.
    The clouds, they mask the moonlight,
    The mirror, it mimics your pain.
    You sit and sigh and close your eyes
    and hear the repetition of the rain.

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  8. 6. The Pain Of Missing You

    • By Jessica Velez
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2009 with permission of the Author.

    A mother sharing the pain of missing children who have been gone for a year. She is currently fighting the guardian for the return of her boys...
    For Wayne & Kai, my baby boys

    in Missing You Poems

    I never knew a broken heart could keep on breaking.
    You keep on sending your love, but no one's there to take it.
    Rivers of tears keep a steady flow...
    But no one's there to know.
    It's you, you whom I want to know.
    You whom I want to see...
    All of what I think and feel, it's you I want here with me.
    Not a day goes by without wishing for a hug, a kiss, a laugh, a cry...
    For soothing hurts, tucking you into bed, or just a simple touch.
    Not a night goes by I don't miss you so....much!
    Or my heart doesn't break just a lil' bit more.
    Shards turned to ice, constantly falling to the floor.
    I don't believe in God, but still I pray
    That somehow, someday
    You'll be back in my life
    For always and forever
    And I'll never let you go again
    Never!

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  9. 7. Darkness Befalls

    This is about when life is at its darkest moment and waiting for the light to shine through.

    in Poems about Sadness

    Gliding deep into the forest
    Darkness covers me like a blanket
    And the mist surrounding me
    I feel like there's no way to flee

    I look beyond the broad horizon
    See the moon shine over the sea
    Like the ocean's filled with sadness
    I run, stumble, and try to break free

    The path encloses and I'm shattered
    Tears of rain encumbers me
    Darkness embraces me like a child
    Now I wait for him to let me be

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  10. 8. My Pain

    • By Sami Chester
    • Published by Family Friend Poems January 2011 with permission of the Author.

    This poem basically tells the story. I have been to 4 different sets of doctors and now I'm going to my 5th. They don't really know what's wrong with me, but that’s okay. I know they will. That is my one hope. Thanks to all my friends and my family for being there for me. I LOVE YOU GUYS!

    in Sickness Poems

    You try to understand
    But I don't want you to
    I don't think you can comprehend
    The pain that I go through.

    I never get to sleep
    Because I cry all night
    The doctors don't know what it is
    Or what's wrong with my sight.

    The pain's almost unbearable
    Like a thousand stabbing knives
    And when my skin gets wet
    My body's covered in hives.

    I wish that I could show you
    How it hurts to breathe or move
    But I know that it's not possible
    So this I cannot prove.

    The touch of skin or fabric
    I want to scream out loud
    But I know I won't do so
    Cause the sound drowns in the crowd.

    What's that you say
    I can't hear you
    Speak up please
    It's my hearing too.

    My muscles freeze
    My joints lock
    I am scared
    I cannot walk.

    I lay in bed
    Do nothing all day
    My mom brings my food up
    On a tray.

    I chew my food
    My mouth needs to soak
    I sip my water
    I start to choke.

    I'm scared to think
    What happens next
    Cause the situation
    Is too complex.

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  11. 9. Patiently Waiting

    • By James Richmond Jr.
    • Published by Family Friend Poems October 2013 with permission of the Author.

    My poem is titled Patiently Waiting, because my friend has been away on an 18-month sentence for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. I'm very lonely but being faithful because of the love in my heart. And I write poems to occupy my mind.

    in Long Distance Poems

    My heart is set on that glorious day
    When your work is done and you're home to stay.
    I'll be waiting right here, with open arms.
    To hold you close and keep you warm.
    I'll squeeze you gentle but hold you tight.
    And kiss you all over when the time is right.
    I'll express my love, so you know it's true.
    There's nothing on earth I would not do for you
    Because you're the one, you're one-of a kind.
    I'm proud to be able to call you mine.
    What a expression on your face,
    When I pulled the ring out of the case.
    And I took your hand, then dropped to my knees.
    And said honey please, will you marry me?
    Like wind in wildfire, my love is spreading fast,
    Growing stronger and stronger, as each day continue to pass.
    I've waited very patiently, but now you're home.
    Let's make up the time that you were gone.

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  12. 10. Waiting For My Dad

    • By Amy
    • Published by Family Friend Poems August 2009 with permission of the Author.

    This goes out to my dad. If you're out there.. I'm done waiting for you.

    in Anger Poems

    I sit alone in the darkness
    Waiting...
    Waiting for him to come back to me.
    Can he hear my cries?
    Can he feel my tears?
    Can he sense my breaking heart?
    God only knows such a fact.
    How can this be that he can't see me?
    Is it because I'm sitting alone in the darkness?
    I just walk past everyone as if I were invisible.
    Can he see me now?
    Can he see the pain he's caused me?
    Or does he look past it?
    I think I should move on,
    But something tells me to wait.
    It's my heart.
    I'll give him one more chance
    He needs to prove his love to me.
    As I return to sit alone in the darkness...
    Waiting.

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  13. 11. Silence

    • By Lucy Blackmur
    • Published by Family Friend Poems March 2015 with permission of the Author.

    I wrote this poem about uncomfortable silence and how it makes you feel alone and awkward, like nobody wants to talk to you and know how you feel. I often write sad poems like this. The type of poems I write express my feelings about different things.

    in Alone Poems

    Enveloping the room,
    Leaving everybody isolated.
    Nothing to do, nothing to say,
    Just silence.

    Leaving an uncomfortable feeling,
    With even those you are closest to.
    So close to talking,
    Yet so far.
    Just silence.

    Cold, dark, and alone,
    Your feelings bottled up.
    Your thoughts screaming to get out,
    Wrapped up in your own world.
    Inconsolable and suffering,
    Just silence.

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