In-betweens

you know how it is

the in-betweens

the interims

the learning curvature

of wanting and needing

and unwanting some more

of missing something 

you've never known

the breaths held

the fingers crossed

the coin-tossed wishes

the wisps of thin candlestick smoke

blown out from birthday cakes

of things we thought we can't live without

and still we breathe a little better now

the sleeps, between wakes

the pause between breaks

the split second sighs

of resignation or relief

that follows the tragic comedy

of knowing the unknown

or waking to the familiar truth you've known all along

Aug 29, 2013