Forever
that glare
in the rearview
mirror.
forever be
that blinding light ahead of
me.
godwilling, inshallah
Betwixt and between
memories like mirrors
collectively pushing the
boat from shore, into your
unfathomable sea.
boundless sand and boundless sea,
Betwixt and between.
rain envelops all,
there’s soil underneath
our nails.
reminding me
of grace’s topography
water flows to the lowest point
Betwixt and between
take flight
albatrosses
that once so hypnotically
swayed
round my neck.
milestones
are lessons,
gracing breath
Betwixt and between
reference is a point
love is a verb
hospitality blooms bullhorn
movement
Betwixt and between
yelling ‘Fire!!’
to a vacant theater,
sowing seeds across
divided trenches
which hill is bathed in
golden light?
Betwixt and between
l e t t e r s
words,
more words,
ideas
so strung out
notions, motions
and more words
stretched and
drained
constantly revolve
circumference
the clock
pressures, stressors, insistently
ticking.
rear
ended
alas or at last,
into a quiet awareness of
hallowed ground
Betwixt and between.
learn
unlearn
the
art of
convert.
shedding
stretching
spinning
spool of life.
bind me unconditionally
love
Betwixt and between
empires build walls
demarcate
mortar my heart as an
open gate
Betwixt and between
birthed in or out
fall in or out
slipping
expansive starlit night
Betwixt and between
window to
frame
lamp to
body
flicker to
flame
burning brightly
Betwixt and between
a movable feast
for All to share
tip the doorkeeper
as she quietly hangs
your
hope
sorrow
memories
pretense
fears
power
unknowns
certainties
sighs
relief
invited to grace,
jubilee,
merriment of the other
to courses and courses
rounds and rounds
until your satiated and grinning ……
then,
hear the swing,
the splash, brass,
the electrifying pulse
of that jazzed up band
now,
dance, dance, dance
Betwixt and between
