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The Hopeless Case

A mother
left crying
alone in her pew 

Begging the Lord
for a miracle
new …

The only thing
he was good at
was being bad

Bus stations 
train stations
corn maidens in drag

He came and he went
with the most
discordant rhyme

His sins 
left uncounted
but marking the time

In Akron Ohio
his grifting
unwrapped 

Those roads
in New Mexico
calling him back

The lights
and the sirens
again on their way

His thumb
in the wind
— Saint Jude in dismay

(The Breezeway: January, 2024)

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Hilda Greenhough

Date: 1/19/2024 2:28:00 PM

Chronic problem. You told it right. Question is, does he take the easy road, or just doesn't he know where the road is?

Kurt Philip Behm
Date: 1/20/2024 9:51:00 AM

You get to decide, thanks.

Sara Kendrick

Date: 1/19/2024 1:54:00 PM

No person is totally hopeless. The right event, the right person, the right time, etc. can bring them to their knees. I would say though there is about 1 to 2 percent of the population that are psychopathic personalities, and it is a condition where there is something wrong with their brains. Sad that this happens in life but not all psychopathic persons kill people. Thanks for sharing your work with us. I enjoyed reading it. Mothers hurt when their children go wrong. Sara K

Kurt Philip Behm
Date: 1/20/2024 9:54:00 AM

Thanks Sara. Unfortunately a bad seed is often deflowered.