I am a sign.
You created me and gave me meaning.
Respect me, if you respect
your community, your law, and your fellow human beings on this earth.

I am a symbol
Of waiting.
Waiting for the doctor, waiting for the step on the stair, waiting for the dawn,
Waiting for the longed for or the dreaded.
Of the still time
Before something happens.

I am a gift
Of time.
Time to breathe deeply.
A moment to descend
Into the depths of your soul,
Into the silence
Of eternity.