Completing the circle

After I John 4:13-5:5

I stand here, holding

a final piece, an arc,

staring at the pieces

already in circular place.

All I need to do

for completion is to let go

and allow the piece to fall

into place. The question,

if there is a question,

is whether I can love the one

standing next to me,

his piece of arc already

dropped into place.

I know who he is,

this neighbor, but it is not

the question for me to ask.

That he’s dropped his arc

Into place is sufficient.

My arc pulls toward

the circle, and I let go,

allowing it to fall

into place.

Photograph by Yannis Papanastasopoulos via Unsplash. Used with permission.