Free Unbaptized Words

Kurt Philip Behm

The contract unsigned,
pen firmly in hand

The bliss not for barter,
its insight freestands

Fame and notoriety,
may go where they please

To my grave and beyond,
the verse teaches and frees

No pity I ask for,
understanding I shun

My fortune unspoiled,
wolf’s mountain to run

Till one day uncovered,
hidden deep on the shelf

A message uncensored, 
as I wrote for myself

And that voice I was gifted,
and the music I heard

In themselves live forever,
—free unbaptized words

(Villanova Pennsylvania: June, 2016)

  • Author: Kurt Philip Behm (Offline Offline)
  • Published: January 8th, 2017 11:11
  • Category: Unclassified
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Comments5

  • Kurt Philip Behm

    Thanks Kat

  • Tony36

    Wonderfully written and expressed

  • Kurt Philip Behm

    Thanks, Man!

  • Augustus

    I am tempted to say that is selfish, to place that treasure on the shelf, but I can imagine it't Christening down the road a ways, a joyous occasion.

  • Kurt Philip Behm

    Thanks A. Almost all of my Poems have been published, so this was
    more whimsical than fact.

    Hope you're feeling OK.

    Kurt



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