Kurt Philip Behm

Kurt Philip Behm Oct 26

Wolverine shadows
in the Michigan mist
Blood trail encampment
on yesterday’s tryst

Teeth at the ready
fortune can’t hide
Death for a tribute
— when vengeance abides

(Dreamsleep: October, 2024)

Kurt Philip Behm Oct 24

The Tenderloin

I’ve lived up
till now
with my thumb
in life’s eye
In reckless
abandon
I shucked
and I jived

No ******
was safe
no harlot
denied
The wages
of sin
my fortune
— allied

(Dreamsleep: October, 2024)

Kurt Philip Behm Oct 23

Maxime Omnium

Trust
a monopoly
the fickle
must earn

Rooted
in confidence
their faith
must confirm

Trust
is a progeny
whose offspring
endures

Embraced
by the concept
all parties
— adjure

(The New Room: October, 2024)

Kurt Philip Behm Oct 22

Weathering The Storm

Friendship
trumps romance
strong feelings beset
without Cupid’s cloud
the road never wet

Friendship
trumps romance
when joy turns to dread
the magic enduring
— far beyond the bed

(The New Room: September, 2024)

Kurt Philip Behm Oct 20

The Dagger's Cloak

Secrets ...
callous on your heart
stone around your neck
cellar of respite
weight upon your soul

Deception ...
bane upon your conscience
affront to voices hiding
sire of excuses
— truth behind the mask

(Dreamsleep: October, 2024)

Kurt Philip Behm Oct 19

Ethos Arbitrage

Emoted investment
dividends high
Buying then selling
as spirit contrives

Unlimited resource
consciousness fares
In debits and credits
— whose riches ensnare

(Dreamsleep: October, 2024)

Kurt Philip Behm Oct 18

Traces Of Then

Living in the shadow
of a man now gone
Darkness my betrayal
— shades of future past

(Dreamsleep: October, 2024)