One letter that follows,

if added will deem


To separate the real

from what’s referenced or schemed


“Honor from honors,

love from loves


“Truth from truth’s,

and self from selves


“God from gods,

time from times


“Vision from visions,

and life from lives”


The singular, the plural

what is, what is not


One small trailing letter

—true meaning leaves off


(Villanova Pennsylvania: March, 2019)