I am waiting

from lawrence ferlinghetti

I am waiting for goodness.

and I am waiting

for a moment of grace

and I am waiting for someone

to see me as I am

and love

and I am waiting

for the spark

of a fire

and I am waiting

for the great wave

to carry me away

and desert me where i am supposed to be

and I am waiting

for a map

to find the high road

and I am waiting

to uncover

something beautiful

that is good

and I am waiting

to prove that what is good

is beautiful

and I am perpetually awaiting

a rebirth of good

I am waiting for someone to fall

and I am waiting

for a beautiful stranger

to see right through me

and I am waiting

for the lost sheep to be saved

and I am waiting

for them to prove

that God is really American

and I am waiting

to see God on the news

plastered on the headlines

if only they can stop

with the masquerading

to lure them in

and I am waiting

for the Rapture to be here and now

so we can see past the sheep's clothing

and recognize the wolves

and I am perpetually awaiting

a rebirth of good