The Words Demand

Kurt Philip Behm

Flying above

the syntax

grammarians 

far below

 

Lost in paradigms

yet to form

Hermes to

forego

 

You consummate

your writing

as you reach that

final rung

 

The lines you wrote

by faith alone

sing out now

zero-sum

 

Your editor

rejected

your publisher

is spurned

 

The words demand

a new command

of what you’re still

— to learn

 

(Dreamsleep: January, 2026)

 

 

 

  • Author: Kurt Philip Behm (Online Online)
  • Published: February 2nd, 2026 10:28
  • Category: Unclassified
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  • sorenbarrett

    Ah the arrogance of the new writer nicely put Kurt



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