Intellectual larceny
the academic elite
Immune from indictment
inured and effete
They swing their false knowledge
like weapons to maim
The truth left in ashes
— their lies to inflame
(Septa R5: February, 2024)
Cyphers Brief
Complex thoughts
need simple words
The meaning foremost
verse to show
The mind expands
new seeds put down
Cross pollinated
left to grow
The soil fertile
just sun and rain
As fields once fallow
rise anew
The world awaits
each problem solved
In cyphers brief
— with letters few
(Rosemont College: January, 2024)
Cold Feet
You’ll never find out
where you might have gone
If you don’t leave
where you’ve been
You’ll never approach
who you might become
If you change
with every whim
You’ll never discover what’s
over the hill
With both feet stuck
in the sand
You’ll never discern the
right from the wrong
Indecision
—your command
(The New Room: January, 2024)