Circles
A ping-pong chat with a stranger,
dots join to form a picture –
his steering wheel will turn towards you.
However, you hear zero
and confide in doughnuts.
A ring from a friend marking twenty years,
you see a green light for the next thirty –
yet the cirque’s not worth a penny,
for she cycles on alone.
Put ‘tick’ on record but as for ‘tock’-
practise holding inference
like a foam bubble
suspended
in your hand.
Caroline Am Bergris has been a mediator, church organist, mediator, comedian, a Phd theology student, and a teacher of ethics.She is physically and mentally disabled, has been published in various journals and has won the Over The Edge poetry prize.