IN MY STRIDE
ever looking
for the real deal
spoke Latin, Greek,
Italian. Aramaic,
finally switching
to Arabic
of which I knew
more than a smattering
always
on the lookout
for great voices
texts steeped in wisdom
prepared to give you
their all
and now
in this time of ghosts,
abounding spectres
I take all
of the evidence
close to all your hearts,
for and against
as it comes
in my stride
poems 2 die for 