The Shape Of Endless Poem by Yousif Ibrahim Abubaker Abdalla

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM: This poem was crafted on Tuesday, May 5,2026. It springs from the idea that some people don't merely drift in and out of our lives they come back, taking on new forms at different times, as if something deeper is pulling them back to us. The recurring line "we are made to be" is intended to echo a quiet belief you cling to, even when it's hard to articulate. It's like that deep-seated truth your heart recognizes long before your mind can put it into words. The imagery tides, circles, fire, ash speaks to cycles. It's about how endings don't always signify a true conclusion. Sometimes, they're just pauses or shifts in shape, moments before something returns to us once more. There's also a bit of contradiction woven into the poem. We speak of "forever" as if it's a given, yet we only truly grasp it through the lens of distance, loss, and reunion. That tension is what breathes life into the poem. At its heart, this poem is about connection how it can vanish, reemerge, and still feel so familiar. It's as if, no matter how many lifetimes pass, there's a part of us that remembers where it truly belongs.