Who Is Asking

What are you waiting for
That you cannot name
If you could name it
Would you still be waiting
If it arrived now
Would you even know

What is the difference
Between waiting and being
When both are still

Who taught you to count
Who taught you to lose count
And which are you doing now

If patience is the answer
What was the question
If the question is yours
Do you need the answer

Why does the word arrive
Before the thing it names
Why does the thing arrive
After the word is gone
Where are you when you wait
Where are you when you stop
Is there a difference
Who is asking