Kurt Philip Behm Poet Rhyme

Clever

I hate the word clever,
  it seeks to demean

With hidden entendre’
  and devious schemes

I hate how it sounds,
  as it rolls off the tongue

To strike from all language
   —if my power was sum

(Villanova Pennsylvania: July, 2016)

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Line Gauthier April 29, 2019 at 3:28 PM OMG - I'll have to think twice when I use the word now... When I use it I mean WITTY... I hope I haven't offended anyone commenting on their poetry. Kurt Philip Behm April 29, 2019 at 4:45 PM I think a lot of people do unwittingly, but the word has always left a bad taste with me. Thanks for reading Kurt

Kurt Ravidas April 29, 2019 at 12:39 PM You can't even imagine how disgusting it sounds in Russian - oomney. Nicely done, Kurt. Kurt Philip Behm April 29, 2019 at 1:33 PM Thanks Kurt