"Faith or Sin", "Suffering", & "Philedeplhia"

Faith or Sin

The tide brings us in

with an unforgiving wave;

producing problems.

Sins wash away with

a neutrality known as

one's unfaithfulness.

Build a new bridge that

will force us to recognize

our unlawful path.

Suffering

I am the one who must suffer.

I feel the knife in your spleen

though it is not my flesh that

is being pierced. It hurts. I feel fire

around the open wound. Do you

feel the pain; cause I do. Do you

feel mine? Do you sense the lonely

soul? I feel yours, and it is strong.

Hide your pain like the squirrel who

waits for winter to approach. Even

though it is hidden, that does not mean

it will be forgotten. It's still there,

and I sense it. I guess I will suffer.

Philadelphia

It was an industry with a

beautiful sun roof. Though

it's reputation was bad, its

winters were memorable. I long

for its soft, slush of snow.