Have you ever raised your hand for a high-five, expecting your friend to slap your palm and grin as if both of you made a secret only you two knew in the split-second that his/her fingers touched yours, only to have his/her hand fall away just as you started to bring your hand closer in anticipation of that contact and consequential mutual appreciation?

It's a raising and dashing of hopes in a single blink.

It goes so fast you don't feel the difficulty of trying to hit something that is not there. Did you know that? That it's harder to hit blank, solid, omnipotent air than to hit an arm or a chest? It is more than what anyone asks for.

[!] done, @ 5:08:00 PM