Circle

I am a circle,
Both full and empty,
Neither dividing nor defining space
Neither containing nor excluding
Human noises.

I am not a mirror,
Not a reflection,
Not a shadow.

I stand here--
To gaze deep into you,
To meet God within you
That does not expire,
That cannot be defined,
That cannot be confined,

In a bubble."

03.20.2017

to the familiar stranger