Kurt Philip Behm

Catch 22 (+1)

The beginning

of the end

The end

of the beginning

To look

and not see

A desperate

path

 

To start

what can’t finish

Destroying

tomorrow

When eyes

remain closed

The future

— uncast

 

(Dreamsleep: June, 2025)

 

 

One

 

I’d gladly take

one verse

ill written

Than a tome

explicit

with words

unfelt

 

I’d gladly take

one moon

still distant

Than a sunrise

hidden

by rain

that pelts

 

I’d gladly take

one real

good tiding

Than a score

of praises

that slap

my back

 

I’d gladly take

one heart

on fire

Than a million

minds

no souls

— attached

 

(Villanova University: June, 2025)