I’ve always been good at making an entrance
never choosing to stay
I’ve always been good at passing through
most often forgetting the day
I bypassed adulthood, becoming a child
as your legions mocked and jeered
And answered those voices calling out of the wild
—embracing everything you fear
(Villanova Pennsylvania: April, 2015)
On Bended Knee
You can take away health,
you can take away riches,
you can take my ability to see
But it will only cause me to feel
you more
—as I cry from bended knee
(Villanova Pennsylvania: April, 2015)
To Forgive
When the spirit listens
—the heart forgives
(Villanova Pennsylvania: October, 2011)
Morning Flower
If I could be of simple mind
and simple faith
And hold your love within my heart
for just an hour
On bended knees my arms would raise
toward heaven’s gate
Like petals reaching out
—from a morning flower
(Villanova Pennsylvania: April, 2015)