As if we weren’t worried
about plastic already, this year
produced mountains of medical splinters
and labourers’ protective disposable outers

In blink of an eye
the mental storm subtly changes,
its clustered worries relaxed, calmed.
A circumference of peace prevails

Learning about clouds
is a major part
of the study of weather
The subtle changes
as clouds cluster,
merge, divide
in the blink of an eye
presage a storm
with lightning
flashing across their circumference
or
alternatively
forecast a day of calm

It’s a strange world
when a single word
can get under your skin

stopping your breath
feeling like death
with weights on your wings

trapped in a triangle
freedom is dangling
beyond reach on a string

Triangle player
breathes esoteric wording
his ping skin tingling

Seated, crossed legs forming triangles
your breath coming gently, evenly
feeling comfortable in your skin
you ponder strange mystical words

“The square on the hypotenuse
is equal to the sum of the squares
on the other two sides”
I look at the triangle
and ponder the meaning
of that strange word hypotenuse
my skin getting goosebumps
and my breath all excited
when I should be applying the rule
to the problem
the geometry teacher
expects me to solve