Poetry often answers
—a question never asked
(Villanova Pennsylvania: November, 2016)
Only A Dream
She stole your heart
without asking
—leaving only a dream to chase
(Villanova Pennsylvania: November, 2016)
Borrow & Steal
Borrow from a liar
—but steal from the truth
(Villanova Pennsylvania: November, 2016)
Be Wary
Be wary of that trap once set
—for yourself
(Villanova Pennsylvania: November, 2016)
When The Fates Allow
I don’t write sonnets,
or limerick verse
I don’t write haiku,
though often terse
I don’t write ballads,
or Horatian odes
I don’t write parables,
to self-implode
But I do write in rhythm,
and often in rhyme
With meaning that’s buried,
and metered in time
All verbal indenture,
I must disavow
For the meaning to rise
—when the fates do allow
(Villanova Pennsylvania: November, 2016)
The Stars
Is it a memory that pushes
the future away
As wishes embody our souls
Is it a promise that opens
and closes our hearts
All hope to then console
Is it a longing that reigns
over friendship now lost
Of times once sorely blest
Is it the searching for love
and the choice to believe
The stars at our behest
(Villanova Pennsylvania: June, 2019)
Our Choices
Your say download
I say upload
Diametrically opposed
I look up
While you look down
The truth now juxtaposed
I step forward
You step back
Our choices thusly shown
I remember
You forget
—the difference mine to know
(Villanova Pennsylvania: June, 2019)