Deepayan Banik
Systems Modeler · University of Toronto
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A Listener Needs a Listener Too

Everyday as I leave home,

The door is left unlatched,

Hoping that when I return,

You would be waiting inside.

It would be a moment of great surprise,

As I always hoped and never expected it to happen,

Alas, it never does.

Because, on my way back,

I see you standing at some other door,

Waiting to be opened,

It's all a game of Wait I guess.

And one day,

If your Wait gets too long,

Just know that,

My door is still unlatched for you,

Don't blame me if I am not inside,

For it might just be that my Wait has been very long too.

But, the door will always be open, nonetheless, for you.