i saw

i saw her

clearly

the only true lover

my death

and i need

no more lovers

i also found

my mother’s lap

and her arm

for my comfort

to lay my head

with warmth

from her body

my own couch

i will lay there

until the city official

pick my cadaver

for fire, recycle

© henry victor       19.04.2016

one that lasts

there is one that i desire

and there is one that i seek
as i turn to you in my prayer:
that you be in me and i in you

for if you are the primary cause
of all life and if it is to you
that i return, then i rather
remain in you forever

wealth much i sought

wealth much i lost
education much i sought
and much i found useless

fame and family i lived for

in the past are mere fumes
that pass away too soon
like the clouds of the morning sky

my mother i loved her

my father i respected him
my daughter i much cared for
but all have vanished like vapour

incline my eyes to see you

incline my heart to feel you
incline my soul to bear you
incline my mind to seek you

for you, and you alone

i am now inclined to own
for it is for your presence
and being, i am now a slave