Rivers of compromise,
canyons of denial
flooding uncertainty
—mile by mile
(Dreamsleep: March, 2022)
Tempus Absumitur
No time for the memories,
no time to refrain
No time for the questions,
as answers proclaim
No time for the yearnings,
regret hovers close
No time for new learning
—all time but a ghost
(Dreamsleep: December, 2015)