Anticipation

The anticipation of the moment
Awaits my arrival
When the glow of fortune
Mixes with mere survival

It awakens your senses
Tingles your fears
Negates all the negative
And makes for the most joyful tears

Life is on a timer
Counting down to the last seconds’ end
When a wish is fulfilled
A desire quenched
And a gift rendered

But the fruits of the gift
Was where the happiness drew a close
And the real gratification came
When there was the tingling in your toes

The hours you spent
Waiting for that something to arrive
Was where the contentment took place
And your heart was alive

RB