The In-Between

Inhale, exhale.

This moment lasts infinitely.

You’re paralyzed by uncertainty, but time does not do you the courtesy of standing still.

The days bleed together, life swirls on around you

As you peer through anxiety’s iron grip, searching for where this ends.

But you can’t see the end. All you can do is wonder.

You steel yourself as you raise your tattered mask to your face, wondering if they can see through your tired facade.

When no one’s looking, you drop your guise and gasp for air.

Inhale, exhale.

How long will this go on?

Your weary soul is crumbling under this weight. Fluctuating between numbness and the brink of madness.

You trudge forward