A Circle

A CIRCLE

I drew a circle
A perfect one it was.
Inside it
I wrote words
That make me smile
Give me hope…

I drew a circle
Unbreakable a bond
Tied it around people
That to me mean
A lot….

A circle was drawn
And within it
I was placed
Carefree, in a tight loving embrace!

But after a while
The circle widened.
And the bigger it got
More words therein
Were caught…

As it grew
The circle, it began
To feel loose…
Therein I was
Imagine yourself in
My shoes…

From one to another
Word to word
I went
Seeking the smile and hope
As in a circle within a circle
My feet I dragged…

Like being lost
In a forest I felt
Drawing circles with my feet
And my breath…

Round I went
Over and again
Binding myself
In circular says…

Until finally
I forced myself to halt
Erasing the first circle
Along with the words
Unbinding them who
Meant to me, a lot…

I now stand
Pencil in hand
Ready to draw a circle again
Binding just few
Writing just two words
‘Us two’.               

                                                                       FREDERIKA MENEZES