Gazing Globe

A seamless sphere of perfect shape
no outlines of troubled nations
no borders confining an outbreak
it peers not into the future but in
every turn with every angle it
shows the present    A perfect
momentary capture of anything
that falls into its orbit  not trapped
really     but held somehow until
the moment is broken   when the 
captive steps or flies away   
and once again the globe returns to 
its passive state     this globe of no
remorse     this globe of no anger
or death    offers not itself as any
instrument of fate but in one
glance on its surface a human
can see right into the reflected 
eyes        distorted and all
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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Stone Avatar
February 19, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Loved the line "but held some how". Gives a clear meaning to the globe. Keep writing!
Spagnola Avatar
April 27, 2016 at 1:10 PM
Sara, I love the depth and form of your piece!Peace, jill
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