The Time Had Come

Kurt Philip Behm

I never thought

I would get this old

I never thought

I would feel this cold

 

I never thought

 that my sight would fail

I never thought

I would lose the trail

 

I never thought

that my friends would die

I never thought

that the truth could lie

 

I never thought

that the time would come

I never thought

— that my race had run

 

(Dreamsleep: September, 2026)

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  • sorenbarrett

    Time slips from our grasp and before we know it, it is over. Nicely done Kurt.

  • James Michael

    It seems as if time speeds up as we get older. Very well written!

  • Tristan Robert Lange

    Kurt, this hit me hard...getting older always feels distant until suddenly it doesn’t. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦‍⬛



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