By: Yashaswani Chauhan
You and I live in the moments between heartbeats and breaths
In the moments before your gaze meets mine
In the excited air that hangs above us before a conversation,
In the need that fills my eyes when I wait for you, swelling with the possibility of seeing you in full colour
In your laughter, the way my spirit dances and shines as your gentle notes echo off my chest, when I realize I am starved of a brightness like this
In our awkward smiles and uncertain steps towards each other as we try to believe in a future together
We live in the moments between heartbeats and breaths, and I hope life affords us something more than a passing moment of potential
About “Bated Breath”
This written piece was a winning submission (second place) for the 2022 Academic Skills Writing Contest. The 2022 theme was “potential.”
About the Academic Skills Writing Contest
The Academic Skills Writing Contest takes place in the winter term, usually between January and March.