All Roads Lead To Spinoza

Not in command of what happens next,
only in how we react

The world gets to pitch and we get to catch,
in hope that our strikes are intact

No matter how hard we struggle
and fight for a sense of control

Reality looms till fatality dooms
—eternity taking its toll

(Villanova Pennsylvania: October, 2020)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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