Writing verse,
I dally forth
Hours more stole,
than loaned
Prose to suffer,
and wait in line
Time once more
—deposed
(Villanova Pennsylvania: January, 2017)
At Any Cost
Symptomatic folly,
the tail now wags the dog
Whose bark, it whimper’s drolly,
all teeth removed and gone
Reacting, never acting,
new victims every day
All courage has retracted
—the future in harms way
Jailed speech unto the warden,
mere words may not contend
Our patriotic burden,
its truth we must defend
With cowards grabbing power,
a swamp that we must cross
Lies from ivory towers
—to fell at any cost
(Villanova Pennsylvania: January, 2017)
Defiled And Lost
I’ll create my own reality,
in spite of what you say
A distant voice you fear the most,
the hunter not the prey
You wish for something then hope it’s true,
and wait with fingers crossed
To dump the emptiness upon my soul
—your heart defiled and lost
(Villanova Pennsylvania: January, 2017)
Love Yourself
Bless yourself,
before blessing others
Forgive yourself,
before forgiving others
Understand yourself,
before understanding others
Love yourself
—before loving others
Beyond The Nearest Star
Who speaks to you sincerely,
who calls your name out loud
Who plates your image clearly,
and picks you from the crowd
Who tends your words forespoken,
as you wander near and far
Who waits for you rewoken
—beyond the nearest star
(Villanova Pennsylvania: January, 2017)
To No Avail
Is a lie in its intention,
or its desired end result
Is deception ever lessened,
if the harm is never felt
Can you skate by blame or judgment,
if your evil plans then fail
Or are you even more at fault
—when you lie to no avail
(St. Davids Pennsylvania: June, 2019)
The Eighth Gone Astray
Seven dark prodigals approached in the night,
saying: “One has escaped and
journeyed into the light”
Seven dark prodigals with shadows now gone,
longed for he who had left them
—for he who was strong
Seven dark prodigals wandered the dark,
no safety in numbers,
in search of their heart
“We must look till he’s found,” I heard two of them
say,
seven sins unforgiven
—the eighth gone astray
(Villanova Pennsylvania: January, 2017)