A Ruse

Kurt Philip Behm

I was trying

very hard

not to say it

 

I was biting

my lip

and my tongue

 

But when you

insisted

I no longer resisted

 

And words

I had muzzled

did come ...

 

“Your presence

beyond

what is boring

 

“The space you

take up

but a ruse

 

“If given

a choice

I’d be far from your voice

 

“Reclaiming

this time

— I now lose”

 

(Dreamsleep: July, 2026)

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  • sorenbarrett

    It is obvious that the author does not give much value to the one spoken too. Well written Kurt

  • nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson)

    Good write my friend

  • Tristan Robert Lange

    Kurt, the formal, almost dignified delivery makes the insult land even harder. There is no shouting or flailing here…just a calm and thorough verbal extermination. Brilliantly done, my friend! 🤣💀🖤🙏

    • Kurt Philip Behm

      Thanks. The situation we sometimes find ourselves in …



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