Circle

Almost always “forever” means a long time 

“long time” in terms of our fleeting lives 

Almost always beauty involves fragility 

and love the promise of future pain  

Almost always the fear is much bigger 

than the reality at last delivered 

Almost always we seek to become  

but becoming is the state we live in

Almost always “the ending” is just the start 

and sometimes you start right at the end 

Almost always things will transform 

so it is never too late to change 

This is why clocks are round  

they mirror the ever-shifting, ever-circling time 

and if after death there’s nothing more 

then all we have is this small circle.

Ulysses A.