The Beginning Of The End (+1)

Kurt Philip Behm

I saw the end

in the beginning

at the beginning

of the end

 

I wrote the final chapter

before the preface

with nothing left

to send

 

I walked 1000 miles

before sitting down

then walked 1000 miles

again

 

To reach the end of

the beginning

the beginning of

the end

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: March, 2015)

 

Two Hours Before Dawn

 

It’s two hours before dawn,

and I’ve slept through the night

 

The rarest occurrence,

but her footsteps come light

 

She let me sleep soundly,

and she let me dream free

 

Before entering my bedroom

and calling to me

 

“Kurt, it’s Laura, she whispered,

as she got into bed

 

“Are you happy in the solitude

alone in your head

 

“Your spirit’s been truant

but its voice I recalled

 

“Wake up from your sleep

and follow me down the hall

 

“I’ve something to show you,

so rub out your eyes

 

“And see what you looked like

as a boy about five

 

She led me straight down

to the end of the hall

 

The door was half open

and my voice I heard call

 

“Aunt Laura, my crayons

have broken again

 

“Aunt Laura, get ready,

I’ve new words to begin

 

“The ones that you left me,

I now know by heart

 

“And to Mother and Father

I recited each part”

 

The boy smiled at her,

and she smiled back at him

 

Before walking me back down

to my room deep within

 

“I’ve always been with you,

you know it so clear

 

“As your Muse I’ve been charged

with your care all these years

 

“You were young when I met you

and took you by hand

 

“Then to never abandon

your voice as a man

 

“Your days may come easy,

and your days may come hard

 

“But each night I’ll return

—with new words from afar”

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: February, 2018)

 

  • Author: Kurt Philip Behm (Offline Offline)
  • Published: February 26th, 2018 11:21
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Comments4

  • Fay Slimm.

    Excellent usage of words meant to turn into other meanings Kurt. Good read.

  • swyndell

    Excellent work, and great fluency. Very enjoyable and amazing read.

  • FredPeyer

    Kurt, amazing read, but after I finished reading I was dizzy! 🙂

  • Laura🌻

    Kurt,
    A very interesting write! I read it as if it were a pendulum...reading back and forth, forth and back! Nicely done!

    ~Laura~



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