More than being good or bad….
be of interest
Good and bad vanish with the prevailing wind
—but interest lasts
(Villanova Pennsylvania: June, 2018)
The Devil\'s Teapot
The Devil’s Teapot
—a witches brew
Remembrance poured
in sorrows true
The Devil’s Teapot
bone china cracked
New leaks a bane
in virtue lacks
The Devil’s Teapot
it fills once more
With pain now forked
to stir rancor
The Devil’s Teapot
whose lid seals tight
To curse and scald
—this endless night
(Villanova Pennsylvania: February, 2016)
To Wit, The Editor
To wit, the editor
the murderer’s axe
To slay the innocent
with sharp attack
To wit, the editor
last drop of blood
Now drained and syphoned
—in victimhood
(Villanova Pennsylvania: February, 2016)
Until Daylight\'s Retreat
Having fun with the words,
the party lasted till dawn
The sun now a blanket
covered verses to warm
Having fun with the words
all new phrases to sleep
Resting inside my heart
—until daylight’s retreat
(Villanova Pennsylvania: February, 2016)
The Present Instilled
Writing for tomorrow,
today is enhanced
Writing for tomorrow,
my mind and heart dance
Writing for tomorrow,
my place is affirmed
Writing for tomorrow,
my name is confirmed
Writing for tomorrow
the future reeled in
Writing for tomorrow
new moments begin
Writing for tomorrow
old crucibles filled
Writing for tomorrow
—the present instilled
(Villanova Pennsylvania: February, 2016)
Loud And Wild
The power of the written word
the spoken word supreme
Ink to then commission
what only breath can glean
Soldiers line up back to back
letters ranked and filed
The command to march just given once
—its war chant loud and wild
(Villanova Pennsylvania: February, 2016)
Too Close / Too Far
Too close to the flame…
too far from the light
(Villanova Pennsylvania: February, 2016)
Our Fated Selves
Folding in to convention
Sealed in creases of acceptance
Maligned and misled
By the false promises
Of a stolen heart
We chase the white whale
Of validation
Into waters of denial…
“Fury—the rallying cry
of our vengeful spirit
Hate—the jilted lover
of our fated selves”
(Villanova Pennsylvania: February, 2016)
The Hangman\'s Noose
As time unweaves,
its mask deceives
—to hide a bigger truth
The past and future
threaded strands
—to braid the hangman’s noose
(Villanova Pennsylvania: June, 2018)