Honor the space between – no longer and not yet by Susan MacNeil
An uninvited guest slithers among us, crossing boundaries and spawning them.
Man, beast or both?
We choke on the unnerving demarcation, jagged thresholds that dare us to rewire familiar landscapes.
We clutch at the slippery subliminal.
We cry at the loss of habitual frontiers.
We quake at the shadowy future.
Say hello to this undesirable visitor.
Make room for its experience.
Embrace the dread.
Wade beyond your knees if you dare.
Straddle the provisional mystery.
Will the Wayward Sisters of MacBeth predict our fate?
Might the Archangel Michael deliver us from evil?
One thing we know.
Only the strong survive.