IN CIRCLES

You and I were as one,

Incompatible like the moon

and sun,

Your touch haunted my dreams

of a captivating love.

In your brown eyes, there's only lust.

I'm going in circles;

You and I are as good as dead.

U keep lying;

Messing with my head.

I'm a queen;

That doesn't need her king.

I'd rather be alone;

Than to be going in circles;

I'll take the road ahead.

My feelings for u;

Like an ocean runs deep.

I'm suffocating underneath.

I'd have to be crazy;

To stick around and wait

When I don't belong in your space.

I'll never be good enough for you,

So, I'll step out of your way

Even if you're going through a

phase.

I am saying good-bye

To the Grim Reaper that killed me

With his lies.

One day u will be caught in circles;

Left to die.

Don't come back around;

I am a ghost that will

never be found.

Originally published on Vocal 5 years ago (2021), Remastered 2026 version. Will be published in the sequel to Tragic Boulevard (2017).

Poem text © 2021 / Remastered © 2026 Teresa Joiner / New cover art © 2026 Teresa Joiner — Original AI-assisted art by author — TJ Phoenix Logo