Kurt Philip Behm Poet Free verse

Stopping To Ponder

You wouldn’t hire
a fox
to reinvent
the henhouse
And you wouldn’t 
task a mute
to shout 
“The Enemy’s Approaching”

You wouldn’t 
date a woman
another’s love
she carries
And you wouldn’t
give a hand
to a foe who’s pledged
 to bite it

You wouldn’t 
show your cards
to a double-dealing
cheater
And you wouldn’t
trust a bard
who can’t read his words
with feeling

You wouldn’t
take the time
from an hourglass
that’s empty
And you wouldn’t
stop to ponder
on an answer
— without question

(Dreamsleep: January, 2026)

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