Where, oh where, has my manuscript gone?

Where, oh where, can it be?

With its word count cut short and its review time long

Where, oh where, can it be?

I worked so hard

I worked so long

Off it went

Off it’s gone

When will it come back to me?

Days and weeks

Months, a year

When will it re-appear?

I think I see it

No, a mirage

I’m waiting for you, fingers crossed.