Hexed (+1)

Born under a bad sign,

verses time recalled

harder luck and trouble,

 moments trapped and stalled

Born under a bad sign,

rock of ages sold

answers stay unquestioned,

bells no longer toll

Born under a bad sign,

darkness settles in

rumors take the place of truth,

wages buying sin

Born under a bad sign,

desperate to belong

days belay what lies conscript,

wordless—heartless—gone

(Villanova Pennsylvania: March, 2022)

Nauita Tempus

Our past is never

 where its left,

the tide always returns

Those things unsaid

not put to bed,

like butter still unchurned

Returning once

returning twice,

its power built on fear

To undermine

those things adrift

—till anchored yesteryear

(The New Room: March, 2022)