Capistrano
Did you build that open portal …
one to leave upon
One that takes you back inside
one that plays your songs
Will your exit be an entry
to that place that waits within
Will tomorrow be the past in drag
— as you shed that final skin
(Villanova Pennsylvania: February, 2018)
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Philosophical inquiry about transformation and duality balanced with personal introspection.
Multiple layered ideas—portal, entry/exit, time, identity—dense for compact form.
Contemplative uncertainty with existential questioning; neither melancholic nor optimistic.
Propulsive questioning and vivid imagery create forward momentum despite meditative tone.
Seven lines; micro-to-short poem structure.
Rich metaphors: portal, entry/exit paradox, time as drag, skin-shedding; highly ornamented.
Pure lyric internal voice; intimate second-person address to self or other.
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