All around us, there exist the In Betweens,
Paradoxes of two worlds that hate each other -
Faraway galaxies that boast of their inherent beauty,
And vibrant and funky planets filled with life,
Born from the waters of one world,
And covered in the stardust of the other.
The waters of these planets have parted,
Separating into two hemispheres;
One confident and proud,
The other ashamed of coexisting on the same planet,
Yet approving of, but not quite acknowledging
The galaxies from whence they come.
They face constant dilemmas –
Loyalty to the other side of the earth,
Or to the rules of another galaxy?
They are troubled by earthquakes
That further separate their worlds.
"What planet are you from??", East asks West,
A question it knows the answer to, and does not deny,
Yet relates not to the people so many kilometers away.
They cannot understand.
-Akeem Lawrence, 4/14/08
