Kurt Philip Behm Poet Rhyme

Darkness To Light

It wells up inside me,
but words will not come

 I reach for them desperate,
the mood zero sum

My insides are shaking,
all peace is recalled

The rumblings foreboding,
complacency falls

My mind is locked down,
 my speech has gone mute

Like a great locomotive,
the first word breaking through

The dozens that follow
keep me pinned to my chair

As voices I know
start consuming the air

My brain is on fire,
 my will starts to melt

Time sacrificial,
 what’s heard and then felt

My pen has unfrozen,
in timeless delight

Directing this journey
—from darkness to light

(Rosemont Pennsylvania: February, 2020)

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Daniel Turner February 1, 2020 at 7:39 PM Been there and done that. I like the way it is written, but then again I pretty much like everything you write:) Kurt Philip Behm February 1, 2020 at 8:33 PM Thanks Daniel, very kind!