Poetry Published

 My poem was published in Boudin.

https://thereview.mcneese.edu/sweeney-among-the-alley-cats/

#poetry #TSEliotpoem #Louisiana I wrote it at McNeese State University.

To My Student Who Wears God on a Chain

To My Student Who Wears God on a Chain

Keep your eyes open. The pull

Of ancient wood and nails won't do

Much longer.  As the class demands

Ideas. I see your smile come

And go, your forehead clench,

Unclench, relax. Relax. How

Tired you must now be, gold

Chain catching the light; silver

Ring, my glance. Can your long hair

Hide the light for me?  For you?

Coming to peace is long, and

You must know: such a hanging weight

Pulls us all head-first down.

This was one of Stephen's poems. It was the first poem that I noticed, and it seemed to talk about things that resonated with me. As a young man I understood about obsession.