#wpad July challenge - A piece of my writing

A PIECE OF MY WRITING

I wrote this as part of The Poetry School online course in Villanelles.  The object of this exercise was to use enjambment.

I Cannot Play the Waiting Game

I cannot play the waiting game with you

while roads remain unchartered out of here,

for when the sun is shining cares are few.

I want excitement! Everything that’s new

is like a boat that’s meant for me to steer.

I cannot play the waiting game with you

when chances beckon, call and coax and woo.

I can’t hold back; my pulses race and cheer,

for when the sun is shining cares are few.

My heart begins to stir and that’s my cue;

then morning skies come creeping blue and clear.

I cannot play the waiting game with you.

Nor can I stay when all within my view

are rainbow wishes leading me from here,

for when the sun is shining cares are few.

I know that to myself I must be true

and wasted chances fill heart with fear.

I cannot play the waiting game with you,

for when the sun is shining cares are few.