…Overlap…

A Caregiver’s ‘Sandwich’ Poem…

…Overlap…

…the funny thing

about the center

is that it’s the same

as the middle

circular white space

encompassing

entrapping

even the best intentions

no Venn diagram

no overlap

showing relief

in our sphere

just us here…

~

Behind the poem: Most stories teach us to focus on beginnings.

Or endings.

The breakthrough.

The lesson.

The reveal.

But most of life isn’t lived there.

Most of life is lived in the middle.

And that’s where …Overlap… purposely resides.

Because right now, we have been thrust into sandwich caregiving roles… and we only have so much bandwidth…

~

Related poem: Lose Their Paradise…

That’s all from me — Chris B.