Standby

No one deserves to be put on standby... we all deserve more. Often, we put ourselves in that position, grasping to some tiny string and hoping we will feel a tug. But then, I guess you realize you look pretty lame, just standing there, holding a piece of limp string. And either you can pull some of the slack string and make noose for yourself (oh no, and what if the tug were to come at this moment!), or you can just set the string down, and walk away for a bit. The free string probably won't slip away, unless its pulled in from the other end. And maybe the tugger will even be surprised to see that it is slack, that there is no one at the other end holding it patiently. I don't know what would happen then. Guess it depends on what the tugger wants. He might have to cast a string of his own, and hope that now I tug back. I probably would. I might not. All I know is that I have put my end of the string down for a bit, because I looked ridiculous holding a limp piece of string.