poem only a year, poem By Chicago Poet Janet Kuypers

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only a year
you know, it would be easier
if someone came along
someone new altogether
and swept me off my feet
someone tall, really tall,
and boyishly handsome,
and someone with way too much
money,
and someone who was strong,
and romantic
someone I shouldn’t even be
thinking about,
because he doesn’t exist
I feel like a character in a novel
who sees the protagonist
and thinks that they’re just too good
and can’t be real
I’m the only one that’s real
and my biological clock is ticking
and I’ve got a year to decide
only a year
and there’s so much I want to do
and there’s so much I want to say
and there’s so much I want to feel
and all I feel is lost
and I’m in a room full of people
and all I feel is alone
and I’ve only got a year
and the seconds are ticking away
and I can’t even think
of making a decision
and I can’t decide
how my life should unfold
will someone wait
for me
will anyone wait
for me

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