We are a cluster of complicated circles

We are a cluster of complicated circles
Surrounding ourselves in our own
Systems of symmetry

We are a façade of friendships formed
Of fascinating phrases with little
Function of fellowship

Our associations of our own choosing
Excluding others while errantly unaware
Engaging in our own attractions
While all surrounding factions
Function in form
With little to no interest
Of inclusion adorned
In the grand illusion

When for all its worth
Is lost in its own isolation
For this its common
Association

Where once might have been
A common kin
Where once could be
A community of three

Now is one secluded
And uprooted from the rest
Still their unsuspecting jest
Remains repressed

Oh for the skill of observation
Of open eyes and wild imagination
Where all were welcome
As they come

With arms outstretched
To everyone
For all engaged
In a single proclamation
That all may come
And join as one

-Joshua Lee Foist