It seems all is lost
tears stream unstoppable
sticky salted lines – pool
Adam’s well over flows, cascading
to the lowest point; gravity
to catch & release a river
torrential rain carves
through rocks & broken boughs,
cradle free falling
swept away out of reach
where he ‘can’t keep up’ for love
a fathers heart breaks
tenterhooks; out-stretched arms,
grapple unconditional love
lest children leave scarred for life
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I hold no bitterness for her or him
one day they will carry me back
home, re-cycling Karma
love knows no bounds, I repeat
forgiveness reconciles eventually
nothing lives forever
I don’t believe in the Devil
I believe in demons, spawned by ego
wisdom taking years to age gracefully
I think of all that was before
I pushed them all away – I can
be gentle in my own sanctuary
pain is no better or worse for wear
seeking peace defines our nature
we all must seek forgiveness
Humbled
Poetry Out West 