Killing Us Softly by Kurt Philip Behm

Aug 2023

It’s the things
we love
that destroy us
Taken inside
beyond
cover and shield

Killing us
softly
killing us sure
Lambs to the
slaughter
—heartache congealed

(Dreamsleep: August, 2023)

Written by

Kurt Philip Behm kurtphilipbehm.com

(kurtphilipbehm.com)

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