Myself I Bring
Living in a rented room
my thoughts became my own
Living in a rented room
my borrowed soul was owned
Living in a rented room
the fog began to lift
Living in a rented room
my spirit set adrift
Living in a rented room
the moment now the thing
Living in a rented room
—to me, myself I bring
(Villanova Pennsylvania: January, 2014)
Arrival
When your art
Becomes divorced
From any end result
—you have arrived
(Villanova Pennsylvania: January, 2014)
What Drives Me Still
The light through
My Grandmother’s
Bedroom window
Called out to me
‘Calls out to me’
Leading me to places
Where I had to go
Revisiting me now
In my twilight years
‘In my twilight years’
Reminding me again
Of those places I’ve been
And my reasons for going
As the mileposts shone
‘And the mileposts shine’
Reaching into the distance
Where the horizon pulled
And the dawn arrived
In what drove me once
‘In what drives me still’
(Villanova Pennsylvania: January, 2014)
Obsessio
The past faded
as ideas came alive
Destroying with every thought
the status…
—of the status quo
(Villanova Pennsylvania: January, 2017)
Two Thoughts- 10/9/2018
Vindicta
The ends justify the means
—when the means entail revenge
(Villanova Pennsylvania: January, 2014)
Sum = Zero
Totality expanded
The sum is now zero
Risk and certitude
—one and the same
(Villanova Pennsylvania: January, 2014)
Beyond Love And Hate
Can men fight without symbols
where victory calls beyond love and hate
Can men die without symbols
or reason conquer the blindest faith
(Villanova Pennsylvania: January, 2014)
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Arrive I shall divorced from the egoistic self separated to what is best for each other. Interesting write!!!
Thanks Kevin
Kurt,
One of your muses is working overtime!
Lucky for us, your readers!
Two great reads!
I especially liked the couplet...
“Living in a rented room
—to me, myself I bring”
~Laura~
A good part of my psyche is that
'Rented Room.
Today, I'm three months behind
on the rent and trying to avoid
eviction....
🙂
We’ll buy more books! We don’t want any evictions to take place! 😉
Kurt,
I like the structure of “What Drives Me Still” and its message...of course!
~Laura~
Thanks
Kurt, your musings are unparalleled.
"Obsessio" is a favorite of mine and the lines "Destroying with every thought the status… —of the status quo" seems appropriate for today's political environment.
You may have to sign up for substitute teaching. The requirements are only 60 college credits and you choose which grades you prefer...even K-4. The money's not bad either. 🙂
Thanks for the vote of confidence, but I've got too many Poetry students
now.
I'll bet it would be fun—though I'm sure I wouldn't be politically correct
enough for the liberal educational system.
🙂
Kurt
No problem! Happy to know you've got Poetry students. 🙂
Kurt,
Two more little gems for my reading enjoyment!
Veritas Vincit!
~Laura~
I'm happy to serve...
Kurt
😊
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