Dancing on a slippery *****
Wishing on a dying hope
Dreaming on, not sleeping much
  Feeling on the ends of touch
Caring till my heart comes home
Seeing till my sight is gone
Reaching till my hands fall off
Running till my feet are raw
Knowing what my mind rejects
Saving what my soul neglects
Losing what is never found
Leaving what I care about
Drifting past the distant wind
Aching past the hurt within
Looking past what eyes deny
Loving
—past all questions why

(Villanova Pennsylvania: January, 2020)