SPACES BETWEEN TWO BREATHS

i'd trade it all
for a taste of the world

and revel in the moment
where it travels to my lips.

small deliberate bites
and chew in subtle wonderment.

i could fall in love
with you i think
in the spaces between
two breaths.

where ocean meets land
and sand is the bridge to the gap.

some nights
can wash over you so slowly
that they explore
every inch of who you are.

like how the ocean
falls in love with a crevice
and maps your body with salt.

i reach out my arms
to grab the air
lost in believing it's tangible,

surprised each time
my fingers are passing through

then tipping my hat
to the world.