The harder I fight,
  the stronger they wield

The sharper their knives
  the thicker my shield

The louder their shouts
  the deeper my scream

Reality theirs
—all time but a dream

The moment they chose,
  my spirit was gone

Their words uninvited
  dead verse to a song

That plays a reunion
  a reckoning of sorts

Whose lyrics birth silent
—as curses abort

(Villanova Pennsylvania: August, 2017)