Kurt Philip Behm

Muse On Fire (+1)

I made it to

the edge of thought

with consciousness

ablaze

I escaped the fire

but not the heat

all memory

a haze

I just got out

when fate attacked

from inside

burns the past

To leave me orphaned

without a home

my legacy

— in ash

 

(Dreamsleep: June, 2025)

 

 

A Language Affair

 

Do you write

pretty words

with a message

unchanged

 

Does intent

leave you vacant

the darkness

sustained

 

Do you ponder

and flirt

in a language

affair

 

Do you kiss

and then tell

without promise

or care

 

Do you vow

to do better

with love

on reprieve

 

Does your heart

leave you jilted

next breath

— to deceive

 

(Dreamsleep: June, 2025)