Kurt Philip Behm

Silent Night (+1)

Where would we be without language,

still naked around the fire

 

Trading bones with a grunt or moan,

very little to inspire

 

How could we live without meaning,

every question held at bay

 

Our futures dark, discovery stark,

all knowledge yea or nay

 

In a world without transcendence,

harboring ignorance and fright

 

All answers buried within lost words

—silent in the night

 

(Wayne Pennsylvania: August, 2019)

 

 

Double-Edge

 

The better Angels of our nature…

the Devil only laughs

 

Laying traps as yet unseen,

in virtues aftermath

 

Reluctant aspiration,

free will a double edge

 

That takes us high while honing doubts

—of falling off the ledge

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: August, 2019)