God But A Handmaiden

A higher 

but hidden presence 

than God

Surrounds his nature

eternity’s

pod

Existing over

and deep

within

Its seminal essence

 forever

begins

Averse to our choosing

and freedom

blind

Professing nothing

but itself

in kind

And blacker

than the 

blackest hole

Obverting time

remains

— untold

(Villanova University: May, 2025)