'Rising Sun'

Can we ever own

anything

that won’t own us back

Can we ever say

anything

we’ll never retract

Can we dream

in the future 

while freeing the past

Can we give 

without taking

not first ever last

Can the reasons

become us

excuses be damned

Can fidelity

triumph

the truth in demand

When sleep

reawakens

its light shining through

Today and

tomorrow

— forever anew

(The New Room: June, 2024)