standing in the doorway
Standing in the doorway is not quite stopping.
It’s a pause held upright.
One place behind you.
Another ahead.
You haven’t decided what comes next yet.
You’re just there -
keys still in your hand.
It’s a moment that doesn’t ask for completion.
You can stay for a breath,
or pass straight through.
Either way,
it softens the movement from one place to another.