Magna Carta

You once gave to me something,
you now want to take back

But its cord is umbilical,
my soul thus attached

The title to the future
in invisible ink

Bleeding free your reluctance
—inextricably linked

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

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