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Kurt Philip Behm Jan 2024
I did
I will
I can’t
I don’t

I have
I shall
I shan’t
—I won’t

(Dreamsleep: January, 2024)
Kurt Philip Behm Jan 2024
Dare to make
it rhyme

Fight for
every sound

Change with
every breath

Leave the world
—profound

(Dreamsleep: January, 2024)
Kurt Philip Behm Jan 2024
The Great Chain of Being
it stretches beyond
both forest and meadow
past silence and song

It lays out behind you
to show where you’ve been
eternal before you
far into the din

The Great Chain of Being
attaches us all
through links of connection
from Winter through Fall

One looming question
forever remains
does the chain lie unbroken
—past future the same

(The New Room: January, 2024)
Kurt Philip Behm Jan 2024
You often find in strangers
what’s missing in yourself
The plus and minus forces
their magnet strongly felt

It’s easiest to outline
and trace the empty space
Of what’s filled in by others
—that you cannot embrace

(Dreamsleep: January, 2024)
Kurt Philip Behm Jan 2024
An invitation came today
from the Devil’s hand
Two short words addressed my fate
damnation his command

"Arrive at midnight, don’t be late"
inside he wrote in blood
"Wear something light, the fire waits"
—perdition’s victimhood

(Dreamsleep: January, 2024)
Kurt Philip Behm Jan 2024
A heavy ear
an empty heart
Breathless voice
with eyes that dart
Love forsaken
rebirthing pain
Hope redundant
—lost refrain

(The New Room: January, 2024)
Kurt Philip Behm Jan 2024
The trappings of
a Poet …
or being a Poet
They’re each something
different
remote and distinct
The tweed jacket
wood paneled
image deceiver
Lays claim to what
only
—enlightenment inks

(Dreamsleep: January, 2024)
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