Weekly Poetry Challenge Five and Six

final poem Life In Between

Life In Between

For years, I have lived
In between many worlds

Korea, where my wife’s family
comes from

And the Bay Area
Where I grew up

And Washington DC
Where I worked for 27 Years

and overseas postings
in the Caribbean, India,
and Spain, and Thailand


Along the way
I lived in eight U.S.cities
and ten foreign cities,
Five states, including DC
California, DC, Ohio,
Oregon, Virginia
and Washington State

Worked in 10 countries
Went to school in three states -
DC, California, Ohio,
and Washington State.

Traveled to all US States,
Eight Canadian provinces.
Northern Mexico
Costa Rica.

All over South Korea
Barbados and the Caribbean
India, Germany, Spain,
And Thailand.
.
And I live between
My official duties
And my desire
To be a wild-eyed poet.

And life in-between
Means you belong nowhere.

Yet are everywhere
Always disoriented
Always half lost
Never really feeling
You belong anywhere


When I am in the States
I want to be in Korea
When I am in Korea
I want to be in the U.S.

And I want to live
in many other places
as long as I am able
to do so.


That is life
Living in-between