Kurt Philip Behm

Parting Wish (+3)

When lost inside a world of dreams,

the Muse becomes my guide

 

As days and nights stand juxtaposed,

the sun and moon collide

 

And though my eyes desert me now,

the past and future blind

 

My parting wish is not to wake

—this sleep forever mine

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: April, 2017)

 

 

Breathless

 

The lungs don’t work

—when the heart is broken

 

(Dreamsleep: April, 2020)

 

 

The Call Of Tomorrow

 

Divorced from my shadow,

estranged from the words

 

My heart to philander

—new innocence heard

 

(Dreamsleep: April, 2020)

 

 

Forever Wondering Why

 

Run away from the what, 

let the how lead the way

Keep the questions before you

and the answers at bay

 

Deem your motion perpetual

with all stops left behind

As those presents unwrapped

open up in your mind

 

May the wind rise to greet you

and your sun never set

On those places now virgin

and a lover unmet

 

May the wisdom of sages

be your rallying cry

As you course through the ages

—ever wondering why

 

(Train-New Haven: March, 2015)