Locked Away

Kurt Philip Behm

Walking across

a college campus

classes done till Fall

I hear those lessons

never taught

on winds that truth recalls

The questions that we

used to prize

now locked away in files

To favor dogma’s

jagged edge

— in deaf self-serving bile

 

(Villanova University: July, 2025)

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  • Priya Tomar

    Great
    In few lines you told extra ordinary things

  • sorenbarrett

    A great write that any Professor would appreciate. Nice Kurt

  • Kurt Philip Behm

    I hope that's true. The professors are the problem.

    Thanks

  • Tristan Robert Lange

    This one struck a nerve. There’s a real sorrow in those winds, and that final line lands like a truth we’ve all felt but rarely say aloud. You’ve captured that quiet erosion...when curiosity gives way to compliance. Strong work, Kurt. 🌹👏

    • Kurt Philip Behm

      Thanks TR. I almost went in that direction (professor) as a young man. I’ve done some adjunct teaching, but adjunct professors are people with ‘real’ jobs.

      • Tristan Robert Lange

        Rock on. Honestly, some of the best profs I ever had were adjuncts. A good teacher is a good teacher. You are most welcome, Kurt!

      • Tony36

        Excellent write Kurt



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