Kurt Philip Behm

Only One (+2)

Can you experience a lifetime,

inside of a minute

 

Can you say with one word,

what used to take a book

 

Can you thank those you love,

with just one smile

 

Can you see the truth in everything

—with only one look

 

(Dreamsleep: July, 2019)

 

 

Truth Be A Lady

 

The truth is elusive,

while you’re still alive

 

The sentence unstopped,

much harder to jibe

 

Luck be a mistress,

come fortune or fright

 

May truth be a lady

—tonight

 

(Dreamsleep: July, 2019)

 

 

Truth Still Asks

 

Were you at one with yourself

while writing it

 

Did the beginning

have an end

 

Did each word describe,

or then inflame

 

What light

can only bend

 

Did you gag

on meaning bundled

 

Were you trapped

behind its door

 

Were you—are you

self-professed

 

Does truth still ask

for more

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: July, 2019)