Alchemic Verse

The space between
Before and after
The distant laughter

The hate unseen
The past in tatters
Swings from the rafters

The interstice
Between the timelines
And different skylines

The smoke-made screen
Taken for granted
Each memory slanted

Hold hope and pain
In either hand
Honor them both
To understand

The limbo long
Hallway extended
From where home ended

The right and wrong
Forever blended
In air suspended

The fading song
Its pitches falling
And tempo stalling

The power gone
Traded for silence
Both love and violence

Hold loss and gain
In single mind
Honor them both
As intertwined

The hours short
Their light is fading
And warmth abating

The dark distorts
Shadows persuading
No future waiting

The work to thwart
Freefall to nowhere
Bedrock of despair

The soul’s retort
Of deepest knowing
I will keep going

Hold dark and light
In steady eyes
Honor them both
To stay alive

In the space between