I don't know if I love you
But I'm willing to try
Even though I fall in love
With every passersby

I'm not sure of my person
Whether I'm weak or strong
But when I'm with you
I know I'll get along

And perhaps that's all
I need to get me by
A simple look from you
With that fire in your eyes

I just hope that in the end
I won't turn you away
Maybe this is love
That wants so bad to make you stay

With a new honesty,
  I began to write

As the fog was cleared,
  liberating my sight

From lies and confusion,
  the wrongs became right

My days now lengthened,
—turning darkness to light

(Villanova Pennsylvania: September, 2016)

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I thought I could write it out of me,
but came to the conclusion today
that I won't live that long

i put my hand

                in the One
              
                      Who parts the seas.....


                                  cj 2016