We’re born,
as we start dying
We change,
while remaining the same
We search,
neglecting to find
We return
—while leaving again
(Ronald McDonald House-Phila: January, 2020)
Death\'s Tribute
With memory escaping,
you stare down the hall
From that place where you hang,
last nail in the wall
You once were a sovereign,
you used to be real
What death left in tribute
—your portrait conceals
(Villanova Pennsylvania: January, 2020)
Future Bought
A PhD in emotion and feel,
licentiate of what lives within
Professor of imagery, doctor of will,
a Saint with a penchant for sin
Explorer of evil with devils to hunt,
the fire burns liquid and hot
Degrees of atonement, diplomas unread
—graduate of words future bought
(Villanova Pennsylvania: January, 2020)