Circles and Lines

by Heissell Ramirez


Round and round the circle goes
Looping over and over onto itself
Circling an endless repetition
Infinitely bound by nature

Straight the timeline moves
Having only one beginning
Moving perpetually in one direction
Moments never exactly the same, by design

One year ending, another beginning
Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, an endless cycle
Fall back, spring forward, fall back again and again
Infinitely bound, by nature

The firmness in your voice when you said “I do”
Wobbly steps after a life-altering surgery
Seeing her cold empty bed after the last hospital visit
Moments never the same, by design

Wake up, work, eat, sleep
Wash, fold, take out, put back
Shave, trim, cut, over and over and over
Infinitely bound, by nature

Your soft lips, pressing on mine every morning
A tank full of gas, a spotless shiny body shell
The savory aroma of fresh food filling the air
Moments never the same, by design

“How was your drive?” - “Traffic was so bad!”
“You’re on mute!” - “Can you hear me now?”
“How are you?” - “So busy!”
Infinitely bound, by nature

“I love you”
“You are my everything”
“The love of my life”
Moments never the same, by design


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Heissell Ramirez is originally from a small town in Nicaragua and moved to the United States at the age of 6 and is a TV and Film media professional of over 17 years. She started writing poetry during the COVID-19 lockdown because “someday” will never come and “now” is all she has. Her previous works have been published in Writing in a Woman’s Voice and The Gorko Gazette.