When waiting teaches you

Not every delay is a loss,
Nor is every act of patience purely painful.

Sometimes...
Fate delays us,
Because if we arrived too soon,
We would be broken.

In waiting,
Your features subtly shift,
You lighten the heart's burden,
And you learn that some doors
Don't open with knocking,
But with preparation.

I used to think that arrival
Was the end of weariness,
Until I understood
That the journey itself
Was reshaping my soul, step by step.

In long moments of patience,
You discover your true strength,
Not the strength that shouts,
But the strength that remains standing,
Despite the silence.

And when what you waited for arrives...
It comes different,
More mature,
More genuine,
As if time nurtured it for you,
With a care you couldn't see,
But it was always
Working for you.