Mamihlapinatapai

[disalarming]

Mamihlapinatapai: A look shared by two people with each wishing that the other will initiate something that both desire but which neither one wants to start.

This is about a boy; it’s always about a boy.

I wonder which one of us dares make the first move; I wonder if doing anything would be for the better or the worse. I wonder if nothing will ever happen; I wonder if we will both be left wondering what could have been.

I wonder how large the disparities are between what could be, what should be and what will be.

Cross-posted from breakthesky.net. Please leave any comments there.