A & W

After & without,
I pull off fingernails if it snows.

After & without,
I reticulate divisible cells.

After & without,
I hold fast prominent judges.

After & without,
I wonder what is a somber tone.

After & without,
I lose face to miscreants.

After & without,
I find comfort even, oddly.

After & without,
I know God is all there.

After & without,
I took care where I capitalize.

After & without,
I know what words wave.

After & without,
I miss Philip Roth.

After & without,
Abash me if it will.

After & without,
I invest math for good living.

After & without,
I shoot nerf ball by the dozen.

After & without,
I paint laundry without questioning.

After & without,
I am the night in want of an ampere.

After & without,
I am; now I’ve written.

After & without,
Identity yields no problem.