Inside a Bottle

Stranded on the island
of your professed beliefs

Anchored in the promise
of a new tomorrow

Each wave a stark reminder
of the choices that you made

Your faith inside a bottle
—the tide unclear

(Haverford College: January, 2020)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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January 4, 2020 at 12:07 PM
A poem that leaves the reader thinking. Well penned, Kurt.
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