You once gave to me something,
you now want to take back
But its cord is umbilical,
my soul thus attached
The title to the future
in invisible ink
Bleeding free your reluctance
—inextricably linked
(Villanova Pennsylvania: August, 2020)
Come Early, Come Deep
What you first come to learn
when emotions are raw
Bakes time eternal,
old men to recall
Before holy baptism
and the mirrored decree
Lasting impressions
—of what’s meant to be
(Villanova Pennsylvania: August, 2020)
Blessings Counted
Looking down,
I’ve been so lucky
Looking up,
still more to know
Fortune smiles,
the road still open
Steeper yet
—but blessed to go
(Villanova Pennsylvania: August, 2020)