Kurt Philip Behm

One By One (+1)

In youth

the words were

loaned to me

from others

as their source

 

Till that day

one refused

to leave

and camped

on my front porch

 

It said ...

“I have

a lot of friends

no need

to be

alone”

 

And one

by one

they climbed

my steps

to stay

— and call me home

 

(The New Room: August, 2024)

 

 

Praying Mantra

 

Only through the act

of self-reflection

— is the Creator truly known

 

(1st Book Of Prayers: January, 2000)