This book of free verse poems is an intimate dive into the invisible territories of the soul.
There are questions that don't shout, they simply remain. They sit in the corner of our days, watching the clock, while we watch nothing. "Why are you waiting?" is one of those questions: simple in form, enormous in its echo.
This book was born from that pause. From the interval between desire and action, between dream and leap, between what we are now and what we could be if we were less afraid. It is not a book against waiting, but in favor of awakening. Because there are waits that protect us and there are waits that imprison us, and learning to distinguish one from the other is, perhaps, one of life's greatest arts.
While waiting, we create elegant excuses, comfortable stories, reduced versions of ourselves. We say "not yet," "maybe later," "when the time is right." But the right time is a wild animal: it cannot be tamed, it doesn't knock on the door, it doesn't send warnings. It passes by. And often, it passes by without making a sound.
These pages are not intended to rush you, but to awaken you. They offer no formulas, only mirrors. Each chapter is an invitation, sometimes gentle, sometimes unsettling, to ask yourself: am I preparing myself… or hiding myself?
If this book serves to interrupt a single empty wait, to ignite a single dormant courage, then it will have fulfilled its purpose.
Now that the question has been posed, only one thing remains: how much longer do you intend to wait?
With love,
Mario Frois
About the author
Hello, I'm Mário Fróis, I'm 45 years old, and I write like someone opening a window in their heart and letting the wind pass through without haste. In "Why Do You Wait…" , each poem is born from the place where the heart lingers, between what was felt in silence and what never dared to be said aloud. These are verses for souls who learned to love in distance, who discovered in waiting a secret kind of hope. I write for those who carry longings that make no sound, for those who find in the delicacy of time a way to survive. This book is made of pauses, deep breaths, and questions that don't intend to have answers, only to gently touch what lives hidden within us.
With love,
Mario Frois
Budget and due dates
My goal is to raise funds for the publication of the book, including printing, design, and distribution.
Furthermore, I want to reach as many readers as possible, offering them the necessary tools to become the protagonists of their own stories.
Budget:
The budget for this campaign is dedicated exclusively to:
Professional text revision
Page layout and graphic design
Cover design
Technical preparation for national distribution and within Brazil.
Publishing and distribution: €1361.62
PPL Commission: €138.38
Scheduling:
STAGE 1
December 12, 2025: Start of the campaign at PPL for the publication of the book.
STAGE 2
February 5, 2026: End of the campaign to publish the book.
FINAL STAGE
March 5, 2026: Book launch, presentation, and awarding of prizes.
Any funds raised above the required amount will be used to strengthen the dissemination, production of more copies, and promotion of the book.
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