While bending the rules,
and strattling the line
I pushed every limit,
calling it mine
Tearing down fences,
defiantly proud
The direst warnings,
rebutted out loud
One last price to pay,
its ticket to stamp
Shadows concealing
my spiritual ramp
Each vow that I’ve broken,
those things left undone
The man I became
—a life zero sum
(Bryn Mawr College: September, 2020)
Liftoff
Phrases string together,
letters front to back
Birds of the same feather,
in each other’s tracks
Marching toward transcendence,
words reformed and strong
Flocking into unison
—flying into song
(Villanova Pennsylvania: September, 2020)
Benedictum
A Poet’s ink…
more sacred
than a Martyr’s blood
Each word
divinely measured
—all time in glory of
(Dreamsleep: September, 2020)
Verbal Black Hole
Tapping eternity,
time rendered still
Back looking forward
—never until
(Dreamsleep: September, 2020)