the circle

you had to learn
how
to walk, at
some point,
rising
from your slow
crawl.
lifting your
heavy
head to see
where you were
going.
how your hands
felt the edges
of tables
and walls,
finding
your balance
as you moved
from room to
room.
careful on your
new legs.
they took you
many places,
then back
to where you
started,
now careful on
your old legs.