Kurt Philip Behm

The Joker\'s Curse

Does life resemble a deck of cards,

shuffled back and forth

 

On brighter days with Ace’s high,

dark days the Joker’s curse

 

And what about that Wild Card,

that one you can’t be sure

 

If it will serve to win the day

—or fold your hand once more

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: November, 2019)