One moment's hesitation
caused a world to slip and slide
Momentum in regression
making inner worlds collide
A breath too late
A thought too still
A tune unnoticed wanes
Illusions of reality
crowd fate out of the game
Yet deep inside a centered man
a power waits to rise
Entwined with faith and confidence
each dream to realize
[Dated 5/5/03; greenish-suede(like) journal with black spine and button/elastic closure; Photo from 2003 wedding--second one I shot, first for someone I did not know]