Kurt Philip Behm

Beyond My Fear (+1)

The Sage brought me to the Muse,

 when I was but sixteen

 

Her face familiar, her words estranged,

 my fate caught in-between

 

As years went on she whispered

 and oft times took the lead

 

To guide my wishes past my fear

  —old wounds there left to bleed

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: November, 2018)

 

The Shallow Glass

 

Café poseurs,

 internet losers

 

Reflections through

 the shallow glass

 

Virtual wishing,

 dot.com remissing

 

Clicks and bytes

 as the world goes past

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: November, 2018)