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