Religious participation sometimes includes the acknowledgement of vulnerability. Spirituality demands it.
The poetry in "Thoughts Along the Way" is not included in the book.
First lines:
Because my tongue cannot disclose the truth
One year ago today I got the call
People compressed by Society's walls
The eagle soars above the earth
The dreams which wander through my mind
The echoes of my screams for help
"The finer things in life" I craved to find
The lines of age throughout his face
The wind which only hours before
There was a cat that lived across the hall