{"id":1023,"date":"2007-07-16T05:17:00","date_gmt":"2007-07-16T05:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/janaremy.com\/?p=1023"},"modified":"2007-07-16T05:17:00","modified_gmt":"2007-07-16T05:17:00","slug":"waiting-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.janaremy.com\/pilgrimsteps\/2007\/07\/16\/waiting-for\/","title":{"rendered":"waiting for&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/__UOnyOrkWqs\/RpsEIGvgBlI\/AAAAAAAAAHU\/Db8ptXDTWY0\/s1600-h\/72waitlarge.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/__UOnyOrkWqs\/RpsEIGvgBlI\/AAAAAAAAAHU\/Db8ptXDTWY0\/s200\/72waitlarge.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\"id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087664741340415570\" \/><\/a><br \/>At the WACK exhibit there was a video showing of Faith reading this poem.  She rocked back and forth as she recited each line.  It was incredibly moving.<\/p>\n<p>As she read I realized that I have waited for almost all of these things and some I am still waiting for.  Do you think this &#8216;waiting&#8217; is simply part of the human condition or is it an experience that is peculiar to women?  What, if anything, do you feel that you are &#8220;waiting for&#8221;?<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Waiting<br \/>A Poem by Faith Wilding<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Waiting . . .             waiting . . .            waiting . . .<br \/>Waiting for someone to come in<br \/>Waiting for someone to hold me<br \/>Waiting for someone to feed me<br \/>Waiting for someone to change my diaper            <br \/>Waiting . . .<\/p>\n<p>Waiting to scrawl, to walk, waiting to talk<br \/>Waiting to be cuddled<br \/>Waiting for someone to take me outside<br \/>Waiting for someone to play with me<br \/>Waiting for someone to take me outside<br \/>Waiting for someone to read to me, dress me, tie my shoes<br \/>Waiting for Mommy to brush my hair<br \/>Waiting for her to curl my hair<br \/>Waiting to wear my frilly dress<br \/>Waiting to be a pretty girl<br \/>Waiting to grow up                     <br \/>Waiting . . .<\/p>\n<p>Waiting for my breasts to develop<br \/>Waiting to wear a bra<br \/>Waiting to menstruate<br \/>Waiting to read forbidden books<br \/>Waiting to stop being clumsy<br \/>Waiting to have a good figure<br \/>Waiting for my first date<br \/>Waiting to have a boyfriend<br \/>Waiting to go to a party, to be asked to dance, to dance close<br \/>Waiting to be beautiful<br \/>Waiting for the secret<br \/>Waiting for life to begin              <br \/>Waiting . . .<\/p>\n<p>Waiting to be somebody<br \/>Waiting to wear makeup<br \/>Waiting for my pimples to go away<br \/>Waiting to wear lipstick, to wear high heels and stockings<br \/>Waiting to get dressed up, to shave my legs<br \/>Waiting to be pretty             <br \/>Waiting . . .<\/p>\n<p>Waiting for him to notice me, to call me<br \/>Waiting for him to ask me out<br \/>Waiting for him to pay attention to me<br \/>Waiting for him to fall in love with me<br \/>Waiting for him to kiss me, touch me, touch my breasts<br \/>Waiting for him to pass my house<br \/>Waiting for him to tell me I\u2019m beautiful<br \/>Waiting for him to ask me to go steady<br \/>Waiting to neck, to make out, waiting to go all the way<br \/>Waiting to smoke, to drink, to stay out late<br \/>Waiting to be a woman                    <br \/>Waiting . . .<\/p>\n<p>Waiting for my great love<br \/>Waiting for the perfect man<br \/>Waiting for Mr. Right                   <br \/>Waiting . . .<\/p>\n<p>Waiting to get married<br \/>Waiting for my wedding day<br \/>Waiting for my wedding night<br \/>Waiting for sex<br \/>Waiting for him to make the first move<br \/>Waiting for him to excite me<br \/>Waiting for him to give me pleasure<br \/>Waiting for him to give me an orgasm                       <br \/>Waiting . . .<\/p>\n<p>Waiting for him to come home, to fill my time                     <br \/>Waiting . . .<\/p>\n<p>Waiting for my baby to come<br \/>Waiting for my belly to swell<br \/>Waiting for my breasts to fill with milk<br \/>Waiting to feel my baby move<br \/>Waiting for my legs to stop swelling<br \/>Waiting for the first contractions<br \/>Waiting for the contractions to end<br \/>Waiting for the head to emerge<br \/>Waiting for the first scream, the afterbirth<br \/>Waiting to hold my baby<br \/>Waiting for my baby to suck my milk<br \/>Waiting for my baby to stop crying<br \/>Waiting for my baby to sleep through the night<br \/>Waiting for my breasts to dry up<br \/>Waiting to get my figure back, for the stretch marks to go away<br \/>Waiting for some time to myself<br \/>Waiting to be beautiful again<br \/>Waiting for my child to go to school<br \/>Waiting for life to begin again              <br \/>Waiting . . . <\/p>\n<p>Waiting for my children to come home from school<br \/>Waiting for them to grow up, to leave home<br \/>Waiting to be myself<br \/>Waiting for excitement<br \/>Waiting for him to tell me something interesting, to ask me how I feel<br \/>Waiting for him to stop being crabby, reach for my hand, kiss me good morning<br \/>Waiting for fulfillment<br \/>Waiting for the children to marry<br \/>Waiting for something to happen                       <br \/>Waiting . . .<\/p>\n<p>Waiting to lose weight<br \/>Waiting for the first gray hair<br \/>Waiting for menopause<br \/>Waiting to grow wise                         <br \/>Waiting . . .<\/p>\n<p>Waiting for my body to break down, to get ugly<br \/>Waiting for my flesh to sag<br \/>Waiting for my breasts to shrivel up<br \/>Waiting for a visit from my children, for letters<br \/>Waiting for my friends to die<br \/>Waiting for my husband to die              <br \/>Waiting . . .<\/p>\n<p>Waiting to get sick<br \/>Waiting for things to get better<br \/>Waiting for winter to end<br \/>Waiting for the mirror to tell me that I\u2019m old<br \/>Waiting for a good bowel movement<br \/>Waiting for the pain to go away<br \/>Waiting for the struggle to end<br \/>Waiting for release<br \/>Waiting for morning<br \/>Waiting for the end of the day<br \/>Waiting for sleep               <br \/>Waiting . . .<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-style:italic;\">\u201cWaiting\u201d was performed at Womanhouse in Los Angeles sponsored by the Feminist Art Program, California Institute of the Arts.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the WACK exhibit there was a video showing of Faith reading this poem. 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