for you to notice me.   
for video to buffer. 
cookies to cool. 
where I’ll go to college. 
Godot. 
summer. 
down time. 
fresh snow for snowboarding. 
to be 6 feet tall. 
to be a high school freshman. 
another Bulls championship. 
the next beginning. 
a baby. 
waiting for my body to get used to new, no-caffeine me. 
my new app to be released. 
conception.   
next book collaboration with my “Plant a Kiss” partner. 
for things to work excruciatingly slowly through system. 
to celebrate 20th wedding anniversary. 
camp!
waiting for people to stop waiting.
for the caffeine to kick in.
The next visit to my awesome sons, 1700 miles away.
A response to Voyager’s Golden Record.
I am waiting for everyone to be fed.
a) On the world to change
b) A female president
c) For people who have made mistakes, to recognize them
d) To see what I look like and where I will be in 10 years
e) The perfect boy
f) A new friend
g) For my hidden talents to be discovered
h) To NOT be a freshman
i) To be able to sing

I am waiting for less than I used to; I am learning to enjoy the journey.
the winter to end.
nothing. Do, or do not. There is no wait. 
someone to love me for me.
a meteorite to land in my yard.
for him to come home.
a fun vacation.
waiting for the muffin man.
for my son to get a job. Finally. So he can move out.
for Jansen to pop the question!
a kidney for my husband.
for a poem to come back to me. 
for my pizza to be delivered.
for 5 o’clock, for inspiration, to finish what I started.
I’m waiting for Boom to get here.
my daughter’s last two baby teeth to come out.
the feeling of mastery.
waiting to be added to this list.
for her to realize we could be good together.
for the mothership to take him home.
everyone to start enjoying the moment. 
an America who will fulfill her dream, lifting up the fallen, feeding the hungry, giving shelter to the homeless, caring for the suffering and ill, challenging the world to give peace a chance!

someone to sing to me; something beyond belief.

waiting for ZK<3
for my soulmate and I to find each other.
my next ukulele to arrive!
Boyfriend.
to see her niece and nephew this summer!
an idea.
time to finish a little present for a friend.
my beloved and i to find each other.
for the world to catch up to me - slowing down.
to find out who I am.
the perfect chocolate cake recipe.
the cow to jump over the moon.
my son to talk!
self-discovery.
summer to never end.
summer to happen.
a) my first kiss. b) my period. c) for some humans to stop being so barbaric. d) how the earth will turn out. e) my dad’s b-day. f) my b-day. g) 5th grade graduation.

I’m waiting for closure.