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Lago's Betrayal


I pass through

each website

belonging to none

The bards

of the first

to the next unbecome

Opinions

are chanted

as ego’s cavort

The green-eyed 

monster

— where prescience holds court

 

(Dreamsleep: February, 2026)

 

 

 

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Kurt Philip Behm

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PersonalThemeAbstract

Mix of personal observation and abstract meditation on ego, envy, opinion.

SparseMeasureDense

Dense conceptual layers compressed into few lines; multiple ideas stacked.

DarkSentimentBright

Critical, envious tone. Green-eyed monster conveys jealousy and negativity.

StillEnergyExplosive

Moderate intensity from fragmented syntax and dark concepts; restrained delivery.

MicroLengthEpic

Micro poem: 6 lines total, including attribution.

PlainFigurativeOrnamented

Rich metaphors: green-eyed monster, prescience holding court, ego's cavort.

LyricVoiceDramatic

Primarily lyric internal voice observing self and others; minimal dramatic distance.

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