Over parenting…
the child undone
A cardinal sin
—lost millennium
(Dreamsleep: April, 2021)
Copyright 2021 Kurt Philip Behm
Hollow & Silent
If a poem doesn’t live up
to its title
The moment is reclaimed
by time
Its chance to anoint
when read disappoints
A bell
—unable to chime
(The New Room: April, 2021)
Copyright 2021 Kurt Philip Behm
“The Missing Shade…”
Is the self
“a mere bundle
of perceptions”
If Hume’s right,
are the rest of us
wrong
When stimuli exits,
do we then
disappear
Existence abeyant,
too weak
—to live on
(Villanova University Library: April, 2021)
Copyright 2021 Kurt Philip Behm
Es Verdad
Truth independent
of perception
A falling tree
crashing unheard
Existing beyond
what senses receive
Essence eternal
—by time undeterred
(Villanova University: April, 2021)
Copyright 2021 Kurt Philip Behm
Hermit Of…
All my friends are
virtual online
Arms-length fraternal,
distance sublime
Safe in my cave,
with cursor in hand
Downloading affection
—beyond all demand
(The New Room: April, 2021)
Copyright 2021 Kurt Philip Behm
Sandbars
Are you digging a hole
you will never crawl out of,
a prison self-made by your hand
The metaphors mix
as you lie there betwixt
—the bars sinking into the sand
(Dreamsleep: April, 2021)
Copyright 2021 Kurt Philip Behm
Kindling The Fire
You can’t think your way
into a poem
Or feel your way
out of a verse
They first must conspire…
your spirit inspired
Words no longer forced
—or perverse
(The New Room: April, 2021)
Copyright 2021 Kurt Philip Behm
Parvum Pretium
If just one person understands,
if just one troubled soul
The effort and the pain involved
—small price to make them whole
(The New Room: April, 2021)
Copyright 2021 Kurt Philip Behm
Andalusia
Forever romancing
that lingering question…
Quixotic by decree
—windmills turning free
(Dreamsleep: April, 2021)
Copyright 2021 Kurt Philip Behm
After Hours
In the darkness
it came,
no more searching in the light
Nothing burning
to distract
—shadows of delight
(Dreamsleep: April, 2021)
Copyright 2021 Kurt Philip Behm
