Extensions I

1,2, 3,

I confess that I have this obsession

to clinging onto something, even long after it’s supposed to be over,

Because of the ever-recurring what ifs and

The persistent, lingering maybes.

4, 5,

Just a little bit longer.

6, 7,

Just for a little while.

8,

His voice haunts me as I try to sense a little bit of chance

I will wait for even just a weak gesture,

Because maybe, just maybe.

How long have you been waiting?

Just a few more incidences, just a little while longer in this silence.

9,

Savoring every second left in the long overdue deadline I have set.

Vainly. Prolonged.

Deliberately, tirelessly, pathetically extended for years.

10,

Until when will I endure?