Hunted By A Lie

Did you find the exact life you wished for,

do you have the money you craved

 

Did you find they were not the same at all

once that final purchase was made

 

Are you feeling nothing but emptiness

sitting here disillusioned and alone

 

Have the mirrors all been taken down

—stark reminders of the falsehood you’ve known

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: October, 2016)

When—Now

When did the global depression

begin

 

When did the leaves start to

wither and fall

 

When did the answers start questioning

themselves

 

When did the love vanish that springtime

recalls

 

Now, every method begets nothing

but madness

 

Now, the rotten pudding harbors proof

deep within

 

Now, every deal is dealt from

the bottom

 

Now, disowned and orphaned

—the truth cowers in sin

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: September, 2015)

Our New Beginning

         To live inside

           your laughter

 

         To your hearts

           will I belong

 

         To write each hope

         eternal

 

         As all wishes

           turn to song

 

To My Grandchildren: October 9th, 2015

Last Check To Cash

How do I exit gracefully,

how do I end it all

 

Can I rewrite the terms again

before the final fall

 

The kids now counting every day

the moments still all mine

 

The days and weeks of years gone by

a measure now defined

 

How do I finally say goodbye

and start anew again

 

This world peeled back against itself

no more left to befriend

 

Regret a word best left behind

for others who have sinned

 

Stepping into eternity’s vault

—last check to cash within

 

(Train #56 ‘Vermonter’ To White River Junction Vt. 3/22/2018)

 

Will I Ever

If I don’t first have your eyes,

will I ever have your ears

 

If I don’t first have your mind,

will I ever have your heart

 

If I don’t first have your eyes,

will I ever have your ears

 

If I don’t first hold you far,

—will I ever hold you near

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: August, 2015)