We Gain Ground

we gain ground

 

the same ground normally

 

the same stride

the same spread

 

maybe in three

maybe in sixes

maybe in twos

maybe in fours

maybe in eights

maybe in sixteens

 

sometimes in fives

sometimes in tens

 

rarely in twenties

rarely in sixties

 

almost never in sevens

almost never in nines

almost never in elevens

almost never in thirteens

 

the spread by the center is the same

the stride at the edge is the same

 

and the smaller the spread

and the smaller the stride

 

the more steps are taken back to the inception

 

the ground is gained and the regained the next go-round

and the attitudes are supposed to be merry

 

but if circular arguments are unacceptable,

then why should circular actions be?

 

fighting nature is fighting city hall,

the players change but the structure remains so