Just one change
and everything’s different
In reference
the dominoes fall
If the speed of light
were two miles an hour
Would Summer
ever cycle to Fall
If light rays travel
in search of a lens
At a speed
even turtles could pass
At three miles an hour
I’d focus on memory
Walking backward
— into the past
(Dreamsleep: November, 2025)
A Wish Unfulfilled
I came to your hospice
I came here to die
I came for my family
a final goodbye
I broke that one promise
I most wanted to keep
Alone on my mountain
no mourners to weep
The doctors and nurses
they prod and they poke
Their intentions most noble
my spirit on dope
In the night, strangers voices
call out my name
And act like they know me
new pawn in the game
If I had that one wish
still left unfulfilled
I would walk to the rim
of the Canyon so still
At dawn I would jump
with both arms open wide
Saying: Thank you Dear Lord
— for a wonderful ride
(Villanova Pennsylvania: February, 2018)
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Kurt Philip Behm (
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Very nicely done, Kurt! I can relate, for sure! Well done! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
Thanks, much appreciated.
Mind provoking everyone thinks of speeding ourselves up beyond the speed of light but slowing light down would it not accomplish the same thing? A great read.
Thanks. If Rod Serling (one of my favorite people) were still alive, maybe it could
be the premise for a 'Twilight Zone' episode.
Most welcome Kurt fascinating writing
Wow, Curt. What a wonderful ride your poem supplied.
Thanks Jerry, always great to hear from you.
Superb read!
Thanks Man.
Most welcome, Kurt 🕊️🙏🏻
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