Kurt Philip Behm

Prevaricator (+1)

Let’s cut right through

the bombast ...

your camouflage of words

And redefine

the essence ...

of what you’ve never learned

Your double-talk

pontificates ...

to lure and to distract

Whose lies deride

wherein you hide ...

 from what the truth exacts

 

(The New Room: February, 2025)

 

 

To A Poet At Yale

 

Old enough

to be your

Grandfather

 

Young enough

to be your

Friend

 

Wise enough

to see your

Greatness

 

Where time

and tide

— depend

 

(University City: April, 2025)