Verus Amor

Kurt Philip Behm

A painting will never love you back,

like a woman or a child

 

An opera may cause your heart to sing,

then leave you twice beguiled

 

Platonic zeal may fill the hours,

a pleasant interlude

 

But requited love will change your life

—and end your solitude

 

(Haverford Pennsylvania: September, 2020)

 

 

Oil & Water

 

Yes or no,

right or wrong,

their truth so far apart

 

Opinion

versus stated fact,

polarized and stark

 

To give

or sway conjecture,

in light of what is known

 

Weakness

in consensus lost

— black and white has shown

 

(Philadelphia Ethical Society: September, 2020)

 

  • Author: Kurt Philip Behm (Offline Offline)
  • Published: September 21st, 2020 09:31
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  • Trenz Pruca

    I enjoyed both poems very much.



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