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A Ruse


I was trying very hard not to say it I was biting my lip and my tongue But when you insisted I no longer resisted And words I had muzzled did come ... “Your presence beyond what is boring “The space you take up but a ruse “If given a choice I’d be far from your voice “Reclaiming this time — I now lose” (Dreamsleep: July, 2026)
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Kurt Philip Behm

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