Memory Exhales
I had to push myself away
To get close enough to touch
Embracing the distance as my friend
So the truth could finally breathe
Creating space for words to form
And their syllables to grow
Reaching beyond by reaching inside
—as memory exhales
(Villanova Pennsylvania: April, 2018)
Copyright © Kurt Philip Behm | Year Posted 2018
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