Waits.
Waits for the announcement.
The one she has been waiting for.
The drumroll heard from South Carolina
Drifts upward and lifts her spirit high.
She lets out her breath as she waits
Yet another hour for the news.
The news of the heroes far,
Far away from their native land.
The youth who in her eyes are leaders;
Those footsteps she strives to follow in.
The champion who owns her heart
Waits still with booming in his ears.
She longs to hear of his victory.