Loves Denial
When you split the beam and the splintered edge
is all you’re left with
The only one you’ve outsmarted
is yourself
A prisoner of your severed choice
and schizophrenia
The victim of your hearts defeat
—and loves denial
(Villanova Pennsylvania: March, 2019)
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