dishonest
stranger
each response
my hesitancy
toes icy
water
a lie coerced
grabs hold of
teeth & tongue
to avoid its
birth
so
why don't you
ask for a
truth
& he does
in continuous
breath, what is
held sacred,
concealed
answers this
call &
response,
a repeated
verse
grateful to
be found,
if not
recognized