2018.05.01.
The Perfect Circle
We drew a circle in the middle of the townIn the middle of the map
We went out and we walked
All day and all night
We drew a circle and came back
to all the places where we've lived
And this journey seemed as long and intense to me
As the fraction of my small existence
I have to say, these past months
It's like I have a weight
That slows down
The pace of my footsteps a bit
To the end of the route
To the end of the perfect circle (x2)
We hung around like we used to
With no real goal, following a specific path
We went straight on without losing our itinerary
You held onto my arm several times
We rediscovered these streets, these neighbourhoods
That represented periods, years
We revisited
What had belonged to us
Examining what had been changed
We were moved at first
Then as the hours and places went by
We realised
We had become strangers
To the end of the route
To the end of the perfect circle
You said: Let's keep going that way
When the sun started to break through the clouds
And burn my neck
We arrived at the end of the route
At the end of the perfect circle
You said: It's here
We sat down
I was exhausted, I didn't think
I looked around me
I said: Yes
I rested my head on your shoulder
We sat down
And I didn't feel anything
But relief, calm
I have to say, these past months
It's like I have a weight
That slows down
The pace of my footsteps a bit
We sat down
I fell asleep
Against you
To the end of the route
To the end of the perfect circle
We sat down
I fell asleep
Against you
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