Circle Closes

The circle closes
    Or does it just begin anew?
        A spiral path
        Wrapped so tight
It’s hard to tell one level
    From the next
        Subtle changes
        Faint steps gained
Misstep once and lose
    There’s no shortcut back
    Just the constant upward spiral
Regain ground lost
    The path never the same

The lesson unlearned
     Becomes more intense
The lessons learned
    Stored as remembrance
        As experience
        a guide to the new

Each path entwined with others
    Some briefly
        Some for many turns
All affecting those they touch
        The impact varying
        The affect undeniable
As the circle rounds on itself
    Some paths separate
        Going off to different levels
    Some paths continue
        On through the threshold

Perhaps to the next
    Perhaps only for a short while
        Inexorably intertwined

The path never varies
        The experiences do
The circle closes
        And a new level emerges.

© 1999 Moonfyre