"Circled"

 "Circled"

by:

Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD

I

In the corner of my eye

your vision stands out 

You flip your hair

and the strands are taken by the light

II

You fight with whom your with

the wind carries your words

And me who has been standing here

pretending not to receive them well

III

I smille and hear those words

How you have never changed

Hurling the same insults

from a stranger to a stray

IV

I keep on asking if things 

would have taken different turns

As I hear your words

I know now it would be the same.

Rockwell , Makati. June 6,2022. 5:12pm