up-turning

vacuous presence, here
She steps out into the circle
finds herself walking around and around
sees the back of her own head
sees her own self from behind --
ah, that is what I look like --
knows that she is this and nothing like this
and some likeness to this

knows that she is the same figure before her
and after her own self
hunting her own self like a dog sniffing out a stray cat

emptying rubbish bins in an attempt to
'Find Herself'
and still treading her own footsteps
making clear the rhythm in which she walks
one, two
one, two
and-one, two -- when skipping, tripping
over herself in an attempt to catch up

catch up with yourself
come on, come on
walk the circle
see yourself
watch the shape of your hair bobbing slightly 'round your skull

step into yourself
and around yourself
step out of yourself, away from yourself --
side step
don't get in your own way
make sure you step to it
hop to it
one-two it
on to it
"on to it"