Eluding The Cries

Watching a hurricane

won’t get you wet

And reading more Freud

won’t help you forget

Mouthing the words

cannot guarantee sound

Laden with fear

hiding guilt by the pound

Stated intent

broken pathways to roam

Paring good wishes

right down to the bone

New skin in the game

and wounds that won’t heal

Eluding the cries

— and truth unrevealed

(Dreamsleep: January, 2026)