Poems from Kurt Philip Behm
Chapter 9: Big Brothers, Big Sisters, Friendship & Mentoring
On the first day of school, every first grader was assigned a ‘big...
Poetry’s spoken armor
repels the pointed spear
warding off tomorrow’s scars
enemies in fear
Each word thus protected
as phrases form anew...
When our histories have finally been written, many, if not most, of the important things to havehappened will not have been purposed or...
Creating one more empty space
for every one I fill
Answers close within themselves
— questions open still
(The New Room: May, 2024)
Memory
without language
Joy
without pain
Sight
without prescience
Deed
without claim
Truth
without compromise
Faith
without prayer
Grace...