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There are no specific main characters, as this is a book of poems. Instead, the author shares made-up scenarios that capture love in all its forms.

The author, Charly Wilde, is sort of the main character with some of the poems centered around her personal relationships.

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“The One” — mentioned on page 11. 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨

This book takes us through a short part of the authors journey in finding love. “The One”, or her special someone is the focus of both the cheerful and gloomy poems in this book. Even the title of the book alludes to this unknown love interest... “The Day I Stopped Waiting for You.”

Roses — page 6. 🌹

“He came home, 4.30 a.m., after a few drinks. He was holding a giant bunch of roses” (Wilde 6).

mTraditionally, roses are a symbol of pure love. In the first poem, Romance is Not Dead, the author receives a bouquet of roses at 4:30 am. This is the genuine type of love the author is yearning for, which she expresses in each poem.

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Although not explicitly stated, as readers we can infer that the author is facing an internal conflict.

The author is in search of true love. She has experienced it in many different ways, from her parents to playground crushes, but it seems there is one that got away. Towards the end of the book, the poems are sorrowful and convey the loneliness she feels. There is a certain character she is pining over.

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The Pain of Heartbreak —
It seems that the author is in the denial stage of grief. She questions herself, and whether anyone feels the same as she does. She is unlike herself and her family is beginning to fall apart.

“I was...
Sleepless, tired and obsessed,
I was...
owned, consumed, possessed…” (Wilde 19).

Accepting What Cannot Be Changed —
Charly Wilde regains her confidence when she chooses to move on. Waiting for her lost love turned her to a shell of herself. Each poem from Part One to Part Three displays her progression to who she is now.

“The day I stopped waiting for you all my demons took a rest. There was no love to fight anymore” (Wilde 19).

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The last poem is a reflection on how far the author has come. After facing highs and lows, they are secure in who they are as a person and don’t feel the need to wait around for another to make them feel whole. The author speaks confidently and is reborn.

“THE DAY I STOPPED
WAITING FOR YOU

the

right

one

came” (Wilde 23).

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“I still have no one to hug me” (Wilde 21).
I relate to this feeling, and it is bittersweet to acknowledge not having someone around.

When I started reading this book I was going through a break up of my own. Seeing that someone else was experiencing the same thing as me, and was able to put it into words helped.

At some point in most of our lives we go through heartbreak and I think these poems are very effective way of documenting the journey through the stages of grief, although it is a short book.

it helped me to reflect on how much I’ve been waiting around as well and remaining in a state of denial. I give this a seven out of 10.