Judging opinions
by their age
proscriptions
lie in wait
Consensus stained
with fear and guilt
folly
overstates
Knowledge of others
unknown to self
deception points
one way
Value weighed
in layers of dust
the truth held
—far... – by Kurt Philip Behm | 1 View added 15 hours ago
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Nowhere
ain’t nowhere
when it’s where
— you belong
(Dreamsleep: October,... – by Kurt Philip Behm | 0 Views added 1 day ago
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Conscripting my dreams
attacking my doubts
Each wish is a soldier
whose loyalty shouts
Enlisting new feelings
with hope as my guide
A liege to the future
— where time will abide
(Dreamsleep: October,... – by Kurt Philip Behm | 2 Views added 2 days ago
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Holding on tight
to each moment before
The test results come
forever unsure
Reprieved for a day
condition unchanged
“Your numbers are stable
— but cancer remains”
(Ronald McDonald House: Phila. Pa, October,... – by Kurt Philip Behm | 1 View added 3 days ago
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Holding on tight
to each moment before
The test results come
forever unsure
Reprieved for a day
condition unchanged
“Your numbers are stable
— but cancer remains”
(Ronald McDonald House: Phila. Pa, October,... – by Kurt Philip Behm | 2 Views added 3 days ago
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Someone
lost in a meandering season
Somebody
crying for all the wrong reasons
Somehow
married to a new in between
Someway
missing what others have seen
Someplace
the meaning stays hidden and waits
Sometimes
my wishes both early... – by Kurt Philip Behm | 3 Views added 3 days ago
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Angel of the streets
demon in the fortress
Darkness hides the garden
Grace a fallen wish
Voices in the alley
pleadings last communion
Wings that fight to open
— fire on the wind
(The New Room: October,... – by Kurt Philip Behm | 1 View added 5 days ago
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Being what he was
— he’d already been
(Dreamsleep: September,... – by Kurt Philip Behm | 2 Views added 5 days ago
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Worry
changes nothing
tomorrow unmoved
Forfeiting
the gift
— of a present unclaimed
(Dreamsleep: October, 2024)... – by Kurt Philip Behm | 3 Views added 6 days ago
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So much of the time
we’re in transit
Mindlessly going
from place to place
Lost in a limbo
not here and not there
Ignoring the moments
— that set us all free
(Dreamsleep: October,... – by Kurt Philip Behm | 162 Views added 7 days ago
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Up your seconds
stretch every moment
Joy in the instant
— present sublime
(Harry’s Café: Rush Street, Chicago – Circa... – by Kurt Philip Behm | 4 Views added 8 days ago
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You can’t wash the pigment
of the past away
Its stain much deeper
than all regret
Coloring lost moments
with what you hide
Painting the future
— from palettes of broken dreams
(Dreamsleep: October,... – by Kurt Philip Behm | 1 View added 8 days ago
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Mortality
fills our lives
with meaning
Procrastination
the future’s
bane
Today is prized
tomorrow
questioned
The moment’s
treasure
— our souls to claim
(Dreamsleep: October, 2024)... – by Kurt Philip Behm | 5 Views added 9 days ago
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Performance art
embracing the artist
The magic of youth
alive on the stage
Time takes direction
from a glorious past
The memories an encore
— forever to stay
(Dreamsleep: September, 2024)... – by Kurt Philip Behm | 5 Views added 10 days ago
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Giving no thought
to yesterday
invested in
tomorrow
Memories pave
the road behind
with joy that’s
wrapped in sorrow
Giving no weight
to seasons past
this moment my
new entry
Calling me on
replaying that song
whose lyrics
—... – by Kurt Philip Behm | 1 View added 10 days ago
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Getting to tomorrow
on stairs of yesterday
Each tread of my reluctance
on risers of today
Promising me nothing
but wisdom from afar
Chasing reams of broken dreams
— adrift among the stars
(Dreamsleep: September, 2024)... – by Kurt Philip Behm | 5 Views added 11 days ago
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If there was no one
to believe
would there still
be truth
If there was no one
to tell
would silence
take root
If there was no one
to laugh
would smiles
be gone
If there was no one
to love
would all feeling
— abscond
... – by Kurt Philip Behm | 2 Views added 11 days ago
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The farther we stray
from our natures
the more depressed we get
Hunting, fishing
and chopping wood
our DNA and yet ...
We sit and stare
at digital screens
our spirits on the run
And shun each other
inhumane
our futures zero — sum
... – by Kurt Philip Behm | 1 View added 12 days ago
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Is thinking sufficient
to turn us around
Cerebral in nature
as problems surround
For thousands of years
our nose to the stone
We’ve battled our nature
and mostly we drone
The answers elude us
the questions forbear
While sins of... – by Kurt Philip Behm | 5 Views added 13 days ago
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The Angels
have gone
Only devils
are left
Clouds
die infested
With fire
beset
Pitchforks
are glowing
Coal burning
the harps
Grace lost
in the smoke
Tomorrow
— is dark
(Dreamsleep: September, 2024)... – by Kurt Philip Behm | 1 View added 14 days ago
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Forgiveness comes
to those who pray
Salvations ear
one plea away
The wishes sent
to Heaven stay
To mark the path
— and light the way
(1st Book Of Prayers: September,... – by Kurt Philip Behm | 3 Views added 15 days ago
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There’s no problem
with death
when it’s
tomorrow
One day from
today
as the calendar
turns
Time
stays an orphan
all moments
adopted
The end
yet beginning
its promise
— adjourned
(Dreamsleep: September,... – by Kurt Philip Behm | 2 Views added 16 days ago
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Music
when explained
the notes retract
Visceral
ideation
falling flat
Resonance
systemic
joy intoned
Romancing
the silence
— calling you home
(Dreamsleep: September,... – by Kurt Philip Behm | 3 Views added 17 days ago
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Leaving tomorrow
starting again
Moments resplendent
free of the din
Touching a sunrise
kissing the rain
Hugging a moonbeam
— joy preordained
(Dreamsleep: September,... – by kurt philip behm | 1 View added 18 days ago
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“Tennis With A Net”
The thing
about rhyme
is you can’t help
but read it
The glue
in the verbiage
whose tonic
is needed
Uniting
each line
with the magic
of sound
Melding the
moment
as phrases
— surround
(Dreamsleep:... – by Kurt Philip Behm | 3 Views added 19 days ago
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Staring into
a crystal gaze
The throng is burning
purple haze
Music blaring
notes on fire
Crescendo glaring
demon ire
Staring into
a crystal gaze
The faces foreign
voices bade
In unison
their screams demand
Encored tribute
—... – by Kurt Philip Behm | 4 Views added 20 days ago
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How will you ever
afford yourself
the cost
beyond your means
How will you pay
the price of longing
financing
your dreams
How will you leverage
the cost of hope
interest rates
on fire
How will you love
your heart
in debt
—... – by Kurt Philip Behm | 2 Views added 21 days ago
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Beauty and truth
forever embark
Born of the moment
together apart
To mountains unclimbed
and oceans unsailed
Beyond the horizon
— where prescience unveils
(Dreamsleep: September, 2024)... – by Kurt Philip Behm | 4 Views added 22 days ago
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Sometimes
they reason
sometimes
they don’t
The meaning
implicit
or lost
in the notes
Sonically
free
of all
cogency found
Truth
in the melody
harmonically
— sound
(Dreamsleep: September, 2024)... – by Kurt Philip Behm | 3 Views added 23 days ago
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The eyes
of an eagle
the heart
of a lion
The soul
of a poet
the wealth
of a scion
The pain
of a martyr
the joy
of a smile
The love
of another
divinity’s
— child
(Ist Book Of Prayers: September,... – by Kurt Philip Behm | 7 Views added 24 days ago
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