Leaving Again (+2)

We’re born,

as we start dying

We change,

while remaining the same

We search,

neglecting to find

We return

—while leaving again

(Ronald McDonald House-Phila: January, 2020)

Death's Tribute

With memory escaping,

 you stare down the hall

From that place where you hang,

 last nail in the wall

You once were a sovereign,

you used to be real

What death left in tribute

—your portrait conceals

(Villanova Pennsylvania: January, 2020)

Future Bought

A PhD in emotion and feel,

licentiate of what lives within

Professor of imagery, doctor of will,

a Saint with a penchant for sin

Explorer of evil with devils to hunt,

the fire burns liquid and hot

Degrees of atonement, diplomas unread

—graduate of words future bought

(Villanova Pennsylvania: January, 2020)