Samual Beckett wrote his wildly acclaimed play Waiting for Godot in 1948. First in French and then later, in the 90s, in English. The play has been described as a typical example of Theatre of the Absurd. In 1996 it was voted the most significant English language play in the 20th century.
What's it about? Two guys are waiting for Godot to show up. Who is Godot? Is it God? Who knows. The extensional questions of Who, What, Where and When are asked but not answered.
When my husband Ken started his health journey we had to, from time to time, visit his vascular surgeon's office. While the surgeon was excellent, the office wait time was always an agonizing several hours. It drove me absolutely crazy.
So to express my frustration with my own little existential angst, I wrote a poem. And, yes, I did share the poem with the vascular surgeon, Delos Cliff.
WAITING FOR DELOS
Some were doing laundry,
Some were laying fires,
Some were birthing babies,
Some were changing tires.
Waiting for Delos
Some were reading epics,
Some were dreaming dreams,
Most were doing nothing,
But stifling their screams.
Waiting for Delos
But if you have a need spectacular
For anything that's titled vascular
You will surely find yourself
Waiting for Delos.
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