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Sep 2020
A painting will never love you back,
like a woman or a child

An opera may cause your heart to sing,
then leave you twice beguiled

Platonic zeal may fill the hours,
a pleasant interlude

But requited love will change your life
β€”and end your solitude

(Haverford Pennsylvania: September, 2020)
Kurt Philip Behm
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Kurt Philip Behm  kurtphilipbehm.com
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