Waiting for the final ticket out,
  I would write that ending word

And bid goodbye to all I’d said
  both ignored—and often heard

I asked the conductor about the fare,
  he said “How much can you pay”

As I held my pen, three letters  
  came together—so arranged

A moment lingered, a lifetime flashed,
  the past and future caught

And with voucher punched I climbed aboard
  stamped YES—salvation bought

(Villanova Pennsylvania: September, 2018)