Artist's Lament
What did I leave
my family
What have I left
to my kids
What did we share
together
Why would they ever
forgive
The things I kept
inside me …
The times I sat
alone …
The things I hid
in silence …
Those times
—that haunt me so
(The New Room: August, 2023)
Copyright © Kurt Philip Behm | Year Posted 2023
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