DEBRIS OF HUMAN FRAILTY
Bare tree Naked rosebush Spiking the dawn Dripping drops of dew The tears I cannot shed My heart a mayhem of crows Swooping on a single seagull Outside in the Green Where we played by day And partied by night Until grief disfigured our joy Love fatally fractured The man has died He who became my enemy We made our peace A defrosting Long before it was too late Yet still a broken legacy Remains The wounds of hate The scars of love Debris of human frailty We must stand still And wait for God To win the victory For us all (January 2020)