Two Poems

If satan won
it would not be the demon-possessed
who would bring him victory.
It would be a conversation
between a husband and wife
when all the complexity of life together
becomes, at a word, unforgivable.


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There is truth
and beyond that
there is hope
and beyond that
there is a small child
flying home alone
resting her head
on the shoulder
of a stranger -
and his wife smiles
as he asks for a blanket.