Around The Bend

Inside I'm free

No need to breathe

The knife cuts a careful arch

Intent to leave it's mark

And through it, I see

Around and around the bend

this circle remains an end

Around and around the bend

This circle remains a friend

Around and around the bend

This cycle remains a test

In the garden she's scene

Captured imagery

Buried beneath the ground

Still life all around

and through it, I see

Around and around the bend

This circle remains an end

Around and around the bend

This circle remains a friend

Around and around the bend

This cycle remains a test

Around and around the bend

This circle remains an end

With a step she closes in on me

like broken glass

A drop of jewelry

with a click she takes my breath away

And holds it for another day

Around and around the bend

This circle remains an end

Around and around the bend

This circle remains a friend

Around and around the bend

This cycle remains a test

Around and around the bend

This circle remains an end

Below the place I carve and rest

a matchbook sparks a lone address

The fire burns and walks with me

down to Contemplation Street