Literate Quicksand
Did you edit away the fire,
in your attempt to be correct
Do your words make you a liar,
as they break and disconnect
Is that order you chased after,
now a deserted no-mans land
With your mind and spirit sinking
—in a literate quicksand
(Villanova Pennsylvania: October, 2016)
Copyright © Kurt Philip Behm | Year Posted 2019
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