Diminished
but ennobled,
the soldier came home
his two limbs
traded for the
sanctuary
of a deeper peace
Broken
in completeness,
his braces held proud
each battle
medaled
in the memory
—of his finest hour
(The New Room: November, 2021)
Indelibly Inked
You can’t wash away loneliness,
it lurks and it spies
a stain on tomorrow
where destiny cries
You can’t keep what’s been stolen
or find what’s not there,
alone and deserted
—the soap of despair
(Dreamsleep: November, 2021)
- Author: Kurt Philip Behm ( Offline)
- Published: November 28th, 2021 12:53
- Category: Unclassified
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- Users favorite of this poem: Laura🌻, L. B. Mek
Comments2
Kurt,
So true and spot on are your words…
‘—the soap of despair’.
Definitely cannot ‘wash away loneliness’.
You have beautifully expressed that feeling of loneliness. The best we can do is to carry on and do our best with whatever is upon the path we must travel.
Thank you for sharing your amazing poetry. It’s such a pleasure to read whatever you ink. There’s so much to learn from you, my dear Poet.
Laura🌻
P.S.-I have so much admiration and respect for our soldiers. We cannot forget the sacrifices they make for us so that we can to be ‘Safe In Our Beds’.
So true, Laura. We would have no freedoms without
their sacrifices.
Thanks so much.
Kurt
'Indelibly Inked'
deserves to be posted again and again, on its own
one the very best!
from your endless, list of great's
dear Masterful Poet, thank you!
Again...most kind.
Thanks LB.
Kurt
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