by Mark Jodon

(kyem) n.

Sanctuary.  Invisible circle
drawn around my body
with my hand.

Circle of protection
drawn to remind me
that I am safe,

that I am loved
even in the darkest 
of times.

Circle of sacred ground
where I may lie down,
find rest, where I am not

alone.  A place where 
I am drawn to you 
and you know my name.

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Mark Jodon is the author of Day of the Speckled Trout (Transcendent Zero Press).  He is an Iconoclast Artist (www.iconoclastartists.org). His poetry has been featured in the Houston Poetry Fest, displayed in a city hall with a photography exhibit, quoted in a doctoral dissertation, incorporated in a wedding ceremony, and read in contemplative worship services.