Circles no a circle
a single circle
it is perfect completely circular
as round as an iris
maybe it is an iris
no one ever said what was in the
circle
darkness emptiness silence
nothing given
nothing taken
nothing.
the silence is deafening
I can feel it shake my bones
the circle surrounds me
holds me like a mother holds a child
it wraps around me like a blanket
then smothers me
I can’t breathe holding too tight
clenched together on all sides
stuck trapped dizzy lost
round and round it goes
pulling tighter at every loop
“loop de loop” sounds so kind until
it pulls so tight
until there’s
nothing left
just dust powder particles .
so tight
until there’s just
a circle.