Memory Exhales

Kurt Philip Behm

I had to push myself away

To get close enough to touch

Embracing the distance as my friend

So the truth could finally breathe

Creating space for words to form

And their syllables to grow

Reaching beyond by reaching inside

 —as memory exhales

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: April, 2018)

  • Author: Kurt Philip Behm (Offline Offline)
  • Published: April 5th, 2018 17:34
  • Category: Unclassified
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  • User favorite of this poem: Laura🌻.
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Comments3

  • Laura🌻

    Kurt,
    What an entrance!!
    The first two lines pull like a magnet...
    An Exquisite write! Dare I say that you and your Muse are very much in sync?! She hasn’t left you...that’s for certain!

    ~Laura~

    • Kurt Philip Behm

      Thanks Laura. She and I are closer (thank God) than ever!

      Kurt

      • Laura🌻

        Yes, thank God! And I’m blessed to share her name!
        I, the reader, will be benefiting from your excellent writings!

      • Kurt Philip Behm

        Honored Laura, thanks!

      • Goldfinch60

        Those words grew into this excellent write Kurt.



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