Tashunka Witko—Beyond Self (+1)

Kurt Philip Behm

A man clad in mystery,

history would learn

 

His face on the mountain,

immortality earned

 

A man from tomorrow,

reliving today

 

Intrepidly fated

—truth on display

 

 

(Crazy Horse Monument: May, 2008)

 

 

 

Self-Infliction

 

Explosion, implosion,

tomorrow is gone

 

A new self-destruct mode,

old enemies throng

 

We’re now on the poster,

PUBLIC ENEMY ONE

 

The canaries all dead

—with zero the sum

 

 

(The New Room: March, 2021)

 

 

 

Robins Return

 

The bark of eternity,

an armoring sure

 

An oak or a maple,

their majesty pure

 

Below their dark cover,

time circles in rings

 

Where destiny spirals

—as residents sing

 

(Martha Brown’s Woods: March, 2021)

 

 

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  • Jerry Reynolds

    Love this poem, Kurt.

    • Kurt Philip Behm

      Thanks Jerry. I've written about him often and spent time with the few elders who carry his spirit at Pine Ridge.

    • L. B. Mek

      'We’re now on the poster,
      PUBLIC ENEMY ONE

      The canaries all dead
      —with zero the sum'..
      (well distilled, as ever dear poet
      a great write! thank you for inspiring my little scribbled reply)..
      'indeed, society's current state of evolution seems to be mesmerised - still, stagnantly watching
      as those standing by their shoulders are hounded and harassed, while others
      across their designated fences are judged and cancelled..
      thinking, they'll be safe on their own side of a liberally smiley fence, not willing to accept:
      they themselves will soon be forced to walk that same plank of injustice,
      when that tyrannical 'trend'
      turns its 'self-righteous'
      attention, on whatever 'little' misdeeds and mistakes, they keep hidden in their own skeleton harbouring cupboards..
      and no my scribble is not advocating for one side or another, just offering feeble insight as to humanity's current slippery-sloped path
      where 'Presumed Innocence' is buried to realms of archaic irrelevance...!?
      as our society, busily continues to dish-out reactionary: social networking - based
      public lynching's...'

    • Kurt Philip Behm

      I love “plank of injustice.”

      Your words are most poignant and
      much appreciated.

      Thanks L.B.

      Kurt



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