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megan johnson the waiting university of iowa press iowa city University of Iowa Press, Iowa City 52242 Copyright © 2005 by Megan Johnson All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Design by Richard Hendel http://www.uiowa.edu/uiowapress No part of this book may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the publisher. All reasonable steps have been taken to contact copyright holders of material used in this book. The publisher would be pleased to make suitable arrangements with any whom it has not been possible to reach. This is a work of poetry; any resemblance to actual events or persons is entirely coincidental. The University of Iowa Press is a member of Green Press Initiative and is committed to preserving natural resources. Printed on acid-free paper Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Johnson, Megan, 1976–. The waiting / by Megan Johnson. p. cm.—(The Iowa poetry prize) isbn 0-87745-924-x (pbk.) I. Title. II. Series. ps3610.o366w35 2005 811'.6—dc22 2004059828 05 06 07 08 09 p 5 4 3 2 1 For my family and For Reginald ...

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