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Kurt Philip Behm
Poems
Jul 2018
Reasons Mine To Keep
Do I reach for understanding
or is knowing quite enough
Or deem then that important
if the difference smooth or rough
Do I understand a mountain
or the bear that lives within
Or just know that it belongs there
and the mystery that it brings
Do I understand the Ocean
or the waves that break so high
Or just hear its thunder crashing
and not need to wonder why
Do I understand what time is
its symbols and what they mean
Or understand a life laid down
in battles unforeseen
Do I understand a memory
or just smile whenever it calls
Or understand tomorrow
when today my life befalls
Do I understand the anger
or just control it when it barks
Or understand the danger
sometimes lurking in the dark
Do I understand the words I write
when the Muse shakes me from my sleep
Or understand the excuses loaned
βthe reasons mine to keep
(Villanova Pennsylvania: June, 2016)
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Kurt Philip Behm
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