Waiting for words

She stands at the door
Waiting for the letter
Watching for the postman
To deliver precious words
He promised to write
Promised to set it down
Those words he said to her
Just the other day...
Time stands still
It slowly passes by
And ever she is waiting
For that time to fly away
Will it arrive today?
Will he finally deliver?
The pain she has to cover
As she tries not to cry
Her heart aches inside her
Beating out that tattoo
Her breath sighing...
From her tortured lungs
Her arms aching to hold him
Close to her heart
Where he belongs