To Live On...(+1)

Lines of immortality,

words on the page

Inscribing a vision,

all thoughts to remain

Death with her envy,

 corporeal greed

Robbed of my legacy

—alive with each read

(Villanova Pennsylvania: November, 2020)

Unbetrothed

Religion and science…

never to wed

Like oil and water,

alone in their beds

While science defends,

ancient dogma portends

Two voices discordant,

to break if they bend

For centuries long

they have fought tooth and nail

Refusing to budge

out of fear that entails

A false understanding,

bells call from within

Where marriage awaits

—espoused unto Him

(The Book Of Prayers: November, 2020)