Half-and-Half Between

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Inspired by 'In Memoriam A.H.H.' Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809-1892)

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half light on the page
words spill yet swallow their truth
a moon veiled in clouds —
I read between the shadows
for the part you did not write

half a tear is mine
half I give to other hands
to carry its weight
shared grief breaks into pieces
small enough for hearts to hold

half my breath holds on
half my breath has wandered free
seeking other paths
in this hovering between
I glimpse the soul's bright outline

half cream, half bitter —
the coffee swirls like my grief
clouds folding through black
each sip both soothes unsettles
like truth disguised in sugar

glass shows half my face
the other drowns in shadow
back towards the past
what I see and what I am
trade places without warning

horizon's hard line
splits the blue from burning gold
dusk drinking the day
I stand between both the realms
unsure which beckons me home

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