Subtle Balance

Matching the mood, scrawling the spectral 

Embodying the audacious, inviting the elemental 

Respecting other realms, defending my own space 

Driving demons off, sang to by angels who save 

Driving to a buddy's, helping him know God 

without him knowing, a subtle balance to pull off 

Barely done saying hi and we're saying goodbye 

Old friends never seem to have time 

Writing wards woe away, prayers and poems knot 

Retaining some of what I'm taught 

by science and scripture and disappearances 

like Ovid speaking true that eventually all pain 

becomes useful to us someday on some plain