Twenty
Minutes
Until
Eight.
Too long
To wait.
I watch
The
Street
And silent
Gate.
Twelve
Minutes
Until
Eight.
Quick
To choose
Blue dress,
Best shoes.
I pace
The floor
Listening
For the
Door.
Ten
Minutes,
Seven,
Five.
When he
Comes,
I’ll be
Alive.
Will he
Be late?
Was that
The gate?
Eight
O’clock!
His knock!