One Last Choice

When the world becomes heavy, take it inside When the waves breach the levee, take it inside When she just won’t stop asking, take it inside When a friend is unmasking, take it inside When the children have gone, take it inside When the bad guys have won, take it inside When the armies advance, take it inside When you haven’t a chance, take it inside When night lays unclaimed, take it inside When excuses are blamed, take it inside When the money’s all spent, take it inside When your emotion’s been lent, take it inside When the mime begins talking, take it inside When the end comes back knocking, take it inside When the music plays hollow, take it inside When the Angels build lean-to’s, take it inside When the berries have been picked, take it inside When the Pope throws a fit, take it inside When the words just won’t come, take it inside When the choice zero-sum, take it inside “Inside there’s a fortress, with ramparts of light “One choice beyond choosing, —one vision beyond sight” (Villanova Pennsylvania: February, 2018)