You live

in one place

I live

in many

The roots

that you seek

Forever

enslave

Star crossed

by location

Entwined

at the heart

The moments

we share

Snakebit

— to the grave

(Ronald McDonald House: November, 2026)

I choose

to believe

No one’s

twisting my arm

The power

of decision

Acceptance

the charm

I carry

 His message

Inside me

endeared

Transcendence

the promise

And a life

— without fear

(The First Book Of Prayers: November, 2026)

Not like

the fielder

More like

the ball

Contact

determines

The rise

and the fall

Caught in

the outfield

Or over

the fence

Its course

holds you captive

Ascent

— and descent

(Dreamsleep: November, 2026)

Brevity’s

tool

hitting hard

hitting fast

Power

implosive

if meaning

to last

Flowering

sonnets

for others

to write

Splitting

the atom

one word

— will suffice

(The New Room: November, 2026)

Not because

I’m perfect

But because

I am not

The upside

of failure

My destiny

wrought

Inside

those pieces

That crumble

and fall

My essence

rebuilds

And legacy

— calls

(Dreamsleep: November, 2026)

If you live

long enough

the worst

will come true

The end

when in focus

a permanent

view

Crossing the

last milestone

protection

is gone

And travel

uncharted

through

— a darkening dawn

(Dreamsleep: November, 2026)

The Grizzly

and Tiger

face off

alone

A zero sum

outcome

with one

going home

The Cat’s time

is short

to strike

vital and quick

The Bear

whose endurance

and legend

persist

Fear without

factor

in either

domain

As stealth

battles strength

 the winner

— to claim

(Dreamsleep: October, 2026)

They come to me

gifted

Unknown

in the night

To capture

my psyche

With power

and might

Unleashed

in those moments

When things

are unclear

Rewrapping

the pauses

As treasures

— endeared

(Dreamsleep: October, 2026)

Not a student

of poetry

A sage

of the poem

Words born

expressive

With feeling

atone

Sans critique

and pro forma

Where acolytes

deign

True prescience

in writing

Beyond tender

— or claim

(Dreamsleep: October, 2026)

Lost

In the tinder

Forever

Corrupt

Time

Better served

Writing verse

And its such

Their lies

Stack like kindling

In a political

Pyre

As my ears

Open inward

Relighting

— the fire

(The New Room: October, 2026)