Are you qualified
to comment
Are you predisposed
to care
Can your envy
make it better
When you rip
and then you tear
Sleeping
with the devil
The critic
stirs his pot
Trying to recook
the stew
With all the things
— he’s not
(Dreamsleep: November, 2025)
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Author:
Kurt Philip Behm (
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Kurt I feel this one deeply. In such poetic form you have described the process. How often I have had critics words dissect a poem's lines not understanding its meaning. Criticized for it not being descriptive enough when it's meant to be vague, for lack of color when the meaning is black and white, when taking it for a mere description when it is a metaphor. We are not responsible for a critic's lack of understanding. It took too long before they understood van Gogh's paintings and Melville's masterpiece
Yes, Amen to all of that. I have always believed in the immortal words of Cat Stevens ... "The First Cut
Is The Deepest."
Thanks Soren.
Most welcome Kurt
Kurt, this poem burns with righteous precision…a mirror held to envy disguised as critique. Sharp, rhythmic, and fearless…it doesn’t flinch from calling the devil by name. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
Thanks. I often think about the quote by another TR about 'The Man In The Arena.'
https://www.amazon.com/Man-Arena-Theodore-Roosevelt-Quote/dp/B06XG1M5J1
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