PURE WATER
A life sustained by water pure
Yet marred by memory of the wine
Like fragrant waft of soft allure
Diminished not by hands of time
Forever clear the water streams
Yet never ends the draw to wine
Forever helpless so all seems
To purge the memory from my mind
Though water’s healing - ever constant
Soft and clean and unaware
How often it hath quenched my thirst
And oft hath left me standing there
A gaze in awe, and silent yearning
Watching how the water flows
Mesmerized by every trickle...
Wishing I could just let go
Of every string the wine has woven
Through the fabric of my soul
Doth feel betimes a fact well proven -
I’ve not the will to let it go
For wine is strong to those who drink
And feel the fire of liquor’s hold
Changed thus forever so I think
In moment’s time - my future sold
But hold I fast to water’s beauty
Resolute despite all time
Let God and Angel’s bear this witness -
I choose water over wine
(2013)
