An abundance of denial,
  your mind turns away
What spirit embraces,
  choice hides and delays

        “The dignity of the old man
           in worn tattered clothes  
         Frayed pants covering high
           button shoes, but not toes

         "He wanders among us
            just over the line
         As eyes fail to see
           what souls hope to find”
        
An elegance to rival
  your white tie and tails
Where life now stripped free
  of false richness—prevails

(Villanova Pennsylvania: February, 2016)