seeking redemption


SEEKING REDEMPTION



( for Stefan M. Wheelock )







Parents of recovery

sleep in the snow

with pearls of wrath and swine.

Truly, in a barbaric culture,

as a wise man saw while inspecting locks of law,

"the possibilities for excellence

may come from anyone," or anything

or anywhere --- a rotten apple

in a diamond, a trump card in a tower,

a body beheaded and splayed on an underground railway.



Jerry W. Ward, Jr.

August 28, 2017

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Blog2.14.2021

CLA paper

DuBois and Black Reconstruction