Waiting

In youth I built a life
Sold to me by convention
College brochures and greeting cards
I wilted and twisted up around myself
Empty of emotion
Getting through life on caffeine and platitudes
Now I sit among the crumbling walls
Having seen the glow in the distance
My future a sunrise of orange and pink
Waiting for the sand to run out
In this hourglass
So I can flip upside down and start anew