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concentric 
concentric circles of anguish 
akin to watery ripples 
surround her soul 
but his perception of reality 
has changed her own; 
with his help, she now applies 
new theories to her madness. 
mentally, she reaches 
for him and the comfort 
he radiates. 
he feels her insinuate herself 
into his mind and joins her 
where their energies converge, 
and he again draws her back 
to reason. 
in the offing she catches a whiff 
of storm, a shared passion, 
though never enjoyed 
together. waiting for its arrival 
she watches the mating 
of a pair of dragonflies 
and in their coupling sees 
themselves, one inside the other. 
before the start of the squall, 
theytake flight and she entrusts 
her ardor to them, for delivery. 
each dragonfly he sees, 
ever after, will remind him 
of hernever ending love. 
08-06-10 
©tlp 2010