The Stillness In Between

The stillness takes my breath away,
That moment in between
The day that's past, the night to come,
And all that's not yet seen.
 
There is such hope in that moment
For what might someday be,
And that I might live long enough
To have a chance to see.
 
The moment passes, I draw breath,
And nighttime settles in.
But I know each tomorrow holds
That same moment again.
 
So I won't give up on the chance
That may have passed for now.
I'll hold, instead, to those moments
That offer more, somehow.