Kurt Philip Behm

One Last Wish (+1)

When I think back on all the times that were

—and weren’t

 

My mind rewrites the answers to the questions

—never asked

 

To set the time that’s left on fire

—in joyful hope

 

To rhyme the final ending line

—with one last wish

 

(Bryn Mawr College: January, 2020)

 

 

Yes Plus No Refrain

 

Living between the spaces,

of what never came to pass

 

The light rays self-divided,

the present from the past


Living within the moment,

no time to lose or gain

 

The choices made inversely

—in yes plus no refrain

 

(Rosemont Pennsylvania: January, 2020)