Suspended Time

a moment in time independent from the rest
a platform disconnected from formal ground
a life inside the life inconsequential but real
a parallel universe optional to this one

wondering who can tell the truth
too far to one side takes you to the other side
i can tell you 'bout my own truth
too far one way takes you the other way

and i slip inside
a world in stand-by while life goes on
stop is a start in suspended time
whatever has been left behind
keep on feeding the suspended time

a possibility explored but not developed
a visited fantasy excluded from history
a personal snapshot or a private play
an alternative nest of living memory

wondering who can tell the truth
too far to one side takes you to the other side
i can tell you 'bout my own truth
too far one way takes you the other way

and i slip inside
a world in stand-by while life goes on
stop is a start in suspended time
whatever has been left behind
keep on feeding the suspended time

a hyphen between you and i
between here and there
between in and out
between up and down

a world in stand-by while life goes on
stop is a start in suspended time
whatever has been left behind
keep on feeding the suspended time