Inside--Out

Can there be a top
  without a bottom

A beginning
  without an end

A middle
  without two flanking sides

Reality
  without pretend

Can you stop
  what’s never started

Can you die
  before you live

Can you see the truth
  without the lie

Can you change
  —what’s never been

(Villanova Pennsylvania: April, 2019)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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