Patience sits cross-legged
observing the same tree from the same place
until it bears fruit 10 months later
Apathy walks through the warzone
deaf to the pleas of the innocent and threats of the soldiers
impatient to finish walking their dog
Melancholy lies in the cool grass
listening to slow, dark music
contemplating their recent break-up
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Boredom slides down the couch
the friction of their viscous limbs
a dull and minor annoyance
Resentment sits behind a bush
glaring at the four
throwing pebbles at them half-heartedly
Contentment sips a hot drink on a park bench
snuggled in fur and felt
observing with a polite interest the antics of the others