The Puppeteers Strings (+1)

Kurt Philip Behm

What if our reasoned language

  can’t provide any answers

 

 —what if time isn’t real

 

What if the thoughts that we have

   are embedded distractions

 

 —what if reflection conceals

 

What if the feelings engendered

 are like puppeteers strings

 

 —what if truth doesn’t dance

 

What if the past and tomorrow

  are death to the moment

 

 —what if it’s all just a trance

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: September, 2018)

 

Death But A Servant

 

Making love to the Muse

 newborns fell upon the page

 

And we named them one by one

  as we lined them up by age

 

Making love to the Muse

 a new progeny was spawned

 

With death now but a servant

 —and each child turned to song

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: September, 2018)

 

  • Author: Kurt Philip Behm (Offline Offline)
  • Published: September 29th, 2018 09:13
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  • Laura🌻

    Kurt,

    Brilliantly written thoughts!
    Many what if(s)to be considered!

    After all that it’ll be said and done, it’ll be up to the voters to decide!

    ~Laura~

  • Kurt Philip Behm

    That's my hope!

    Thanks Laura

    Kurt

    • Laura🌻

      As is mine, my friend!

      No matter which continent I’ve visited or resided in, the puppeteers DO pull the strings!

    • Tamara Beryl Latham - The Poet

      Kurt, the words you've penned take the reader through a logical thought process.

      You make the reader "think with this poem and then he or she is left to wonder if what you've stated may be true. What if there is really a parallel universe. 🙂

      Great poem from a wonderful writer.

    • Kurt Philip Behm

      Thanks Tamara, I'm both honored and humbled.

      Kurt

    • Laura🌻

      Kurt,

      You truly are a brilliant writer! You amaze me with every posting!

      • Death But A Servant

      The first couplet is deliciously enticing! It’s like taking a bite of a delicious treat...
      One bite is not enough...
      Must finish the entire treat...

      That’s how it felt reading your gem...
      “Death But A Servant “

      ~Laura~

      • Kurt Philip Behm

        You are the only one with the unending ability to leave
        me—speechless.

        Thanks so much, Laura.

        Kurt

        • Laura🌻

          Just honest feelings and observations!

          I have observed that when I read your poetry, I have the audacity to think that I really understand it and a lot of it is relatable!

        • Kurt Philip Behm

          Based on the depth of your comments, I totally agree!



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