Kurt Philip Behm Poet Rhyme

Orphaning the Moment

Raging against tomorrow
blaming yesterday
Running in place—admonishing grace
denial on display
Cursing the past indentured
the future waits in vain 
No place to hide—the truth inside
the moment left unnamed

(The New Room: September, 2023)

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John Lawless September 23, 2023 at 4:53 PM The title grabbed me by the shirt collar and drug me in....so many times we do leave those moments on a lonely doorstep Nice write Kurt Kurt Philip Behm September 23, 2023 at 5:56 PM Thanks so much, John.