Within The Circle.... Poem by RIC BASTASA

within the circle
there will be always
rules,

prescriptions of
actions
what not to do
what to do

you have bizarre
thoughts inside you
and you cannot just tell
them, those who rule
over you

you cannot do what
you love doing, within
that circle
where you are circling
are those rules

which you cannot violate
lest you be
punished to death

you behave just like
everyone else
all stones of you stoning
each other
until you all crack
and shatter