Spiral 2
As I expand
I condense; and
While I live, I’m
Dying, in time.
An arrow rives
My soul, or heart
Right through,
And out both ends:
One way, toward forever;
The other, into me—
And strangely,
Interchangeably.
Bionote
James B. Nicola is a frequent contributor to Poetry Pacific and the author of seven collections of poetry, the latest being Fires of Heaven (2021) and Turns & Twists (2022). His nonfiction book Playing the Audience won a Choice magazine award.
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