Fully, present, aligned

A quiet declaration of becoming.

What does it mean to exist in the in-between?

To have one foot in one door -outgoing

And another in a new door - incoming

To be on the tipping point, the threshold

To no longer be something, someone

And yet to not yet fully exist as the new?

'You've changed',

'You aren't the person you were 6 months ago' - all truth but then what?

What comes next?

Can you just sit in the unknown

Stripping away old layers of skin

A snake does it without thought

Its second nature yet I resist.

I have grown in the in-between

I know that in-between

It has taught me lessons

Helped shape my soul

My passions, my worth

My being.

Its not safe beyond the known

But they say growth comes beyond.

Without a safety net in place

Where can you find the courage

To freefall into the abyss

Or even take that foot

Rooted to the ground

And step over the threshold?

Fully, present, aligned.