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Spaces Between
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Sunday, October 4, 2026    Rated "G" by the Author.
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 The Spaces Between

by John Herlihy
________________________________________
 
I have departed,  
but I have not yet left.  
I am gone,  
but I am not yet missed.
 
I went away,  
but I am not yet lost.  
I am home,  
but I have not yet arrived.
 
I am sad,  
but I am not in despair.  
I am happy,  
but I do not feel blessed.
 
I have taken,  
but I have not yet given.  
I am loved,  
but I have not yet loved.
 
I have a body  
that travels on wheels.  
I have a soul  
that travels on foot.
 
I have a mind  
that still knows not.  
I have a heart  
that already knows.
 
I have a will  
with no true desire.  
I have a conscience  
like a candle on fire.
 
I have eyes  
that do not clearly see.  
I have ears  
that hear but rarely listen.
 
There is a door  
not yet opened.  
There is a room  
not yet entered.
 
There is a mystery  
not yet resolved.  
There is a truth  
that all things resolve.
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Copyright © John Herlihy  
Thursday 30 July 2026
 

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Reviewed by Odin odin@aflx.com
Reviewed on October 4, 2026
It's interesting how all the thoughts are given a pause in a mystery room behind a door not yet opened. Standing on the edge of fully realizing those feelings gives the poem wonderful momentum, especially in its ending. For some of us, me included, there is that sense that any day, any minute, resolution to perceptions of oneself might become fully understood. Loved this poem.


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