For the lack of one letter,
the word could not form
For the lack of one word,
the entire sentence was gone
For the lack of one sentence,
the paragraph went astray
For the lack of one paragraph,
the page became dark
For the lack of one page,
the chapter could not end
For the lack of one chapter,
the book was now lost
For the lack of one book,
its message unwritten
For the lack of one book
—all promise was gone
(Villanova Pennsylvania: June, 2014)
The World Turns
When the world turns
on a whisper
Why do we insist on
shouting
(Villanova Pennsylvania: June, 2014)