Can you experience a lifetime,
inside of a minute
Can you say with one word,
what used to take a book
Can you thank those you love,
with just one smile
Can you see the truth in everything
—with only one look
(Dreamsleep: July, 2019)
Truth Be A Lady
The truth is elusive,
while you’re still alive
The sentence unstopped,
much harder to jibe
Luck be a mistress,
come fortune or fright
May truth be a lady
—tonight
(Dreamsleep: July, 2019)
Truth Still Asks
Were you at one with yourself
while writing it
Did the beginning
have an end
Did each word describe,
or then inflame
What light
can only bend
Did you gag
on meaning bundled
Were you trapped
behind its door
Were you—are you
self-professed
Does truth still ask
for more
(Villanova Pennsylvania: July, 2019)