The Bishop’s Hands

Rivers of strife pour through his veins.
White age furls rapidly, time’s rapids reach
As fingers. Time does not have time to teach.
So he is here; to watch the hour that remains;
To sit holding minutes by the reins
With hands far too worn to pound and preach,
Bestowing more than he can or ought through speech
With breath so long it carries; then it wanes.

Micah Veillon

Micah Paul Veillon is a writer from Rome, Georgia. He is a recent graduate from Georgia Tech where he studied history, sociology, and philosophy. He is a poet in residence at VoegelinView and his writing has been published in The American Conservative, The European Conservative, and Moonshine & Magnolias, among other publications.