The Wave

I spend hours waving goodbye.

It hurts, doesn't it?

The goodbye that breaks my fingers and my heart.

I wave 'bye' to every last person I've ever dated...

The stars gaze back, but there's no way for me to greet them.

The world's so big, and people are all small,

But if you wave back, I'll wave with my left hand and wave with my right.

Everything is black—blue green yellow white and orange red!

And day turns to night; and night turns to day.

For the scared ones, like me—a reason to find hope.

No one stays in the same place...

and yet, the storms have the same face. Perhaps tomorrow will be beautiful again? Perhaps you'll find another?

Perhaps you'll be like me...

Perhaps you'll find someone just like me.

And I'll be here,

waiting for your wave.

Written by Claudia Wysocky
Writer

Claudia Wysocky, a Polish writer and poet based in New York, is known for her diverse literary creations, including fiction and poetry. Her poems, such as "Stargazing Love" and "Heaven and Hell," reflect her ability to capture the beauty of life through rich descriptions. Besides poetry, she authored "All Up in Smoke," published by "Anxiety Press." With over five years of writing experience, Claudia's work has been featured in local newspapers, magazines, and even literary journals like WordCityLit and Lothlorien Poetry Journal. Her writing is powered by her belief in art's potential to inspire positive change. Claudia also shares her personal journey and love for writing on her own blog, and she expresses her literary talent as an immigrant raised in post-communism Poland.