Trapped inside a nightmare,
dying inch by inch
Slave inside a rusted heart,
feelings chained then lynched
Later now than yesterday,
earlier than goodbye
Spooled like thread that can’t be sewn,
the needle asking why
But time contorts, reversing,
trumpets call you home
Eyes unspoken, voice untouched,
senses all dethroned
Words on fire with freedom stirred,
their meaning scorched and bare
A silence brewing louder,
new light burns through the air
Eleven Angels fly as one,
and twelfth, you join their throng
With wings now soaring inward,
—time’s grip left dead and gone
(Airplane To Seattle: March 8, 2017)
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Kurt Philip Behm (
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I enjoyed this piece very much sir. The detailed it portrayed gave so much emphasis; that the meaning itself shed brilliance! Good read poet.
Thank you, Sir. Much appreciated!
Kurt
Interesting, it appears you wrote this "trapped" on a plane. For some that can be nightmarish. But I sense this had to do with freedom of expression. Enjoyed.
Nope, after several million air miles, I'm as at home at 30,000
feet as on the ground.
Thanks, A
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