Surrounding Our Being (+5)

Is consciousness God…

his church the sublime

As we look incorrectly,

ever hoping to find

His very existence,

the womb that enwraps

Surrounding our being

—all sentience trapped

(Villanova Pennsylvania: August, 2019)

One Last Line

The older I get,

the more dear words become

The shorter the days,

the deeper streams run

With time closing in,

I seek poems and rhymes

Into the twilight

—for that last magic line

(Villanova Pennsylvania: March, 2017)

Last Poison Dart

Do you seek protection

from being alive

A turtle in its shell,

a bee in its hive

Do you lust for new armor,

to cover your heart

To shield truth inflicted

—that last poison dart

(Villanova Pennsylvania: April, 2017)

Chasing My Voice

Tearing through the sky

of my intention

Flying toward the birth

of my choice

Begging the gods for one chance

to proclaim

Chasing the tail end

of my voice

(Villanova Pennsylvania: April, 2017)

Millennial's Curse

Earbuds in and phone in hand,

millennial’s converse

Language distant, eyes unshared,

their lives on hold—obverse

(Villanova Pennsylvania: April, 2017)

Exposed

Does verse reveal

the litter

That left strewn,

clogs up your mind

Does poetry

uncover

What the prose tries best

—to hide

(Villanova Pennsylvania: April, 2017)