Cycles

A Poem

Photo by Christian Lue on Unsplash

Life is full of cycles
and the second
you think it’s not,
a new one comes
and wraps you in
its cylindrical core
and spins you silly
until you realize
that this is normal

Even though you
feel dizzy and off-kilter,
it’s strangely satisfying
to know that the bad
won’t remain bad
and the good can
get more interesting
because of these
reliable cycles

I’ve recently found
myself in a cycle,
and it wasn’t of
my own doing,
but of outside forces
that I can’t control,
and it left me
feeling unstable

But this is the cycle
that ebbs and flows
in a regular life
on the spinning orb
It’s a universal truth
that your life is
full of cycles
but always remember
that you are the core

© Jonathan Greene 2025

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