Gain & loss, in a circle: embossed

original **(circular)** poetry ___ ![green-negative-crumplesketch.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmePwvecoWDo9X67KCMoF4p1G9hT1aGQhq2cLJYMTn7iyw/green-negative-crumplesketch.jpg) ___ ![green-crumple-sketch.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmTuZN4DL6gVyw4jepv6UyVGBB4qxdKRNRUbj7LJBzjMe7/green-crumple-sketch.jpg) ___ *Notes:* Greetings and welcome to the @d-pend. As you may be able to guess, a circular poem is a piece that can be recited potentially infinitely by starting from the beginning immediately after concluding. It is totally circular, and **this is integral to the subject matter, lest I be accused of gimmick!** I will only type out one round of the piece, so it is up to you if you want to read it again, and how many times *(I suggest twice, just to get the effect.)* The piece talks about the spinning mind of an artist, who goes through a kaleidoscope of feeling regarding their work, and their very self-worth, eventually deciding it is best to destroy it altogether, which grants them the greatest relief! It also addresses the concepts of gain and loss, examining their absurdity. *Please enjoy and feel free to leave me your impressions with a comment.* Have you ever tried to write a circular piece? How was the experience? If you want to create one yourself, use the tag **"circle-poem"** and post a comment with a link to your piece and I will check it out! **Thank you for visiting my blog and reading my work, I greatly appreciate it!** Have an awesome day. ___ ![green-crumple-sketch (3).jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmSQooDoownvBcmC1S8iMgJqo77KZwQRWgVyEou5XJwZwH/green-crumple-sketch%20(3).jpg) ___ ![blank gainloss.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmNaXXxi2qY5ebibZZMTpGDvWQ6NhchtpnLqN5xohSNu9W/blank%20gainloss.jpg) ___ And 'gain blank sheet All loss, my sweet! And soft, forsooth Though brazen feigned.
If rough, most surely: Blame the world for scars, For fears, through num'rous Vis'tudes vainly hurled.
O, woe: my frail, unfurling flag! Sad sponge for lowliest sympathy. A most unbecoming clown I'd be A'moping 'round, all agony! And how they'd point, and laugh, and roar, And full abuse me 'til no more Abuse I'd take, from thence to shake, Through tears of rage discern my cage. Enfuel my folio with oil crude & Singe to naught my lewd creation, Full consigned to bleakest pit, To be as though 'twas never writ, All mournless to e'er remain— A total loss count I as gain.
*(And 'gain, blank sheet All loss, my sweet!)* **etc...** ___ ![neg blank gainloss.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmUGhtRKrkTA7VBq7ET6vwp6kQPVfJz1azKgi4nFzVEPPR/neg%20blank%20gainloss.jpg) ___ ![green-crumple-sketch (2).jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmbykBhiYxedcfiTmM7Un8pqDu6JDTmqdPe94uzFcy2hYK/green-crumple-sketch%20(2).jpg)![green-crumple-sketch.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmTuZN4DL6gVyw4jepv6UyVGBB4qxdKRNRUbj7LJBzjMe7/green-crumple-sketch.jpg)![red-negative-crumplesketch (4).jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmSQAGFGN9hZAf8XfGbVht1syaC2X2Dd2WdxnEBcygCYyd/red-negative-crumplesketch%20(4).jpg)![red-negative-crumplesketch (6).jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmdu7Z3mH67kppXuNG4rCrMVhwAdwtVpXswy1Zq8hiwTaV/red-negative-crumplesketch%20(6).jpg) ___

Written by @d-pend 11/26/17 . Image credits

**[1 & 4 — "Crumpled Paper" by Ullman](https://www.deviantart.com/art/Crumpled-paper-206066915) [2 & 3— "Notebook Paper Texture" by Rkstock](https://www.deviantart.com/art/Notebook-Paper-Texture-80377670)** ___ ![red-negative-crumplesketch (5).jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmVceYaTjnqMiu4B73BAwSv7CHN3ksBEvHSjXPnsz1YFHh/red-negative-crumplesketch%20(5).jpg) ![red-negative-crumplesketch (3).jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmcPbw7xaAYdsGso2PKm8WMv6dMx1ichLHAs7QVrEi1aGV/red-negative-crumplesketch%20(3).jpg)![green-crumple-sketch (3).jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmSQooDoownvBcmC1S8iMgJqo77KZwQRWgVyEou5XJwZwH/green-crumple-sketch%20(3).jpg)![green-crumple-sketch (1).jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmZXe8rsisg6Zm1bBQswVqrDkd3ABtN7ZPiNWHf9DHJv4Z/green-crumple-sketch%20(1).jpg) ___ ![red-negative-crumplesketch (7).jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmQ1xpkWbPdj1fFbnRsF57eMCUjcynTu5WjD5RzJQ7fZ7L/red-negative-crumplesketch%20(7).jpg)

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