Prayer without indemnity,
prejudice, or blame,
weaponizing Diety…
a dogma-based refrain
Through Him our Divinity
rejoining heart and mind,
to truly know Who reigns supreme
last sacrament defined
Religion like the training wheels
discarded when we we’re young,
to free the rider in the wind
—His spokes forever spun
(Easter Dreamsleep: April, 2022)
Gentle as a razor,
her words cutting deep
Robbing tomorrow
of yesterday’s sleep
Her voice rising sharply
to greet the new pain
A bleeding Madonna
—in strawberry rain
(Dreamsleep: April, 2022)
Is democracy sinking
into feral autocracy
The billionaire elites
with all the control
Politicians but puppets
where rich pull the strings
The rest of us lost
in deception and whim
(Dreamsleep: April, 2022)
Wishing in colors
Painting the wind
Singing a fragrance
Sculpting within
Tasting a memory
Touching a dream
Hearing the moment
Feelings redeemed
(Ronald McDonald House: April, 2022)
The part you transform
is that part you possess
The rest is pure folly
—petals scattered to the wind
(Dreamsleep: April, 2022)
More connected
by dollars than faith
the poor attend the
Universal Church of Poverty
Christian or Jew
Hindu or Muslim
the altar when barren
—leaves God undeclared
(Villanova Pennsylvania: April, 2022)
Write,
like you don’t need the money
Sing,
like you’ll never be heard
Live,
like the moment is ending
Love,
like a baby’s first word
(Dreamsleep: April 2022)
Do you write the words
or do they write you
Are the feelings tattered
or something new
Do you speak in tongues
or in muted silence
Are the moments sacred
or void of credence
Do the questions answer
themselves in time
Do the phrases mingle
but never rhyme
Do the reasons falter
excuse to reign
Do the moments linger
—tomorrow framed
(Newtown Square Pennsylvania: April, 2022)
Life when it’s tragic
a forced similarity
Spreading like water
—flooding the plain
(Dreamsleep: April, 2022)
Until your forgiveness
marries your passion
—everything else is lost
(Dreamsleep: April, 2022)
