Betwixt

What would you do if you discovered that your entire life is merely the space between someone else's heart beats?

Their brain the universe of your

darkened sky.

Their respiration the warm summer's breeze upon your face.

The sparks of their ideas fireflies in your night.

Would you reach out to catch

them?

Wrinkling up your nose and closing one eye to peer at the ones cautiously captured in your hands.

Holding your breath and wishing with all of your might, that you could pause this moment, between heartbeats.