“Bated Breath” (2022 Academic Skills Writing Contest)

This written piece was a winning submission (second place) for the 2022 Academic Skills Writing Contest. The 2022 theme was "potential."
April 1, 2022

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.