we start to make plans
and then we hesitate
one thing pulls us forward
another holds us back
the old is again new
and the new is now old
a mixed-up myriad of
thoughts and feelings
swirling around and through
people and places beckon
people and places secure
experiences and memories
tether us in unexpected ways
like moving through gangway connections
on a speeding train
trying to balance without
but ultimately having to grab the rail
when the coach lurches
we’ve created more than one life
attached ourselves to both
questioning what’s realistic and true
as we step into the future
back and forth
back and forth
once more on that transitional precipice
where answers are elusive
liminal space unsettling
