In this time, to my mind, I summon
a truth more comprehensive
than the little cause effect chains I’ve constructed

I need something
to rise above the sadness my conclusions would evoke,
some vision that won’t run aground
from shallowness of hope

I summon
the very substance from which arise
our most profound desires,
the substance that entails their sure fulfillment,
I summon
that which knows us all so well,
and which we know,
to make the circle round, restore it whole.

©Wendy Mulhern
September 12, 2022