All The Kept Words

Caught between two moments

Caught against the flow of time

Eternity shall cover the

Dust and salt and grime 

And all the little pieces 

Left between the cracks

Like waves on the shore

Smoothing all our tracks 

Left between two choices

Left because they wouldn’t choose 

Between what could be gained

And all that we could lose

Like all the missed chances 

Held within a goodbye

And all the lost words

Between the ground and the sky

Held between two standards 

Held accountable for both

Maintaining traditions 

While sustaining growth

Between all the needs placed

Right onto our back

Like the stones on a mountain

Til we start to crack

Right between two lifetimes 

Right now, and then, and there

Moments shall uncover the

Hearts and thoughts and care

Like all the grasped chances

Caught within the question why

And all the kept words

Between you and I