Twilight Space
By John Herlihy

1
Between the day
That always ascends
And the night
That always descends
Lies twilight space
A place between.

2
Between the life
That lives forever
And the death
That never dies
Lies twilight space
A place between.

3
Between the burning fire
Stoking the smoldering embers
And the cooling waters
Flowing over smoothed rocks
Lies twilight space
A place between.

4
Between the misunderstanding
That draws us apart
And the reconciliation
That brings us together
Lies twilight space
A place between.

5
Between the love
That lifts us up
And the hatred
That tears us down
Lies twilight space
A place between.

6
Between abiding faith
That awakens possibility
And random disbelief
That creates shadows
Lies twilight space
A place between.

7
Between the ticking of a clock
And the beating of a heart
Between the sounds that silence
And the silence that sounds
Lies twilight space
A place between.

8
Between the doubt
That questions our motives
And the certainty
That enlightens the mind
Lies twilight space
A place between.

9
Between the seen world
That fills the five senses
And the unseen world
That fills the inner senses
Lies twilight space
A place between.

10
Between hope
That encourages the mind
And despair
That discourages the heart
Lies twilight space
A place between.

11
Twilight space,
A place between,
Neither here, nor there,
Now nowhere,
Already gone,
As if never there.