Living On the Surface

Living on the surface, dinner’s always served at eight Living on the surface, pride forever casts your fate Living on the surface, things always seem just fine Living on the surface, plays an endless pantomime Living on the surface, the church contains your soul Living on the surface, your religion swallowed whole Living on the surface, things never change that much Living on the surface, you can only look, not touch Living on the surface, the wheel only spins one way Living on the surface, each spoke a mortgage pays Living on the surface, love professes in a vow Living on the surface, real commitment not allowed Living on the surface, new doors stay locked and shut Living on the surface, your reentry self-destructs Living on the surface, your reflection flat and clean While just below the surface —beats the heart of what things mean (Villanova Pennsylvania: October, 2016)