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The Music Stops

The jaws sing As the drip, drip, drip, Of the petroleum chorus Dances across The inverted aluminum And the hissing starts And the hissing stays Its smell a warning A final omen Like the last rose Of summer Or the fragrance she wore For that final goodbye The teeth tear inward Like the regret for today And the regret for yesterday And the lament for tomorrow Its promise broken And your khakis red And baptized A stigmata To self infliction As the music plays constant And the rushing you feel An emptying of sorrow Onto the crushed ceiling Of a dream in reverse Of all life in reverse Until two arms grab you And you fall from the sky And you fall from the sky Waiting For the ground To coronate the outcome And for one more answer To a ‘why’ unquestioned And to love you one more time But the lights are now dim And the voices muffled As an organ can be heard And store bought flowers smelled And an old woman cries… As a young woman cries… And a stranger pronounces What you feared the most They didn’t know you And couldn’t know you The exit sign flashing But there is no door “There is no door” —and then the music stops (Villanova Pennsylvania: June, 2016)

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Date: 7/2/2016 11:29:00 PM
Hi Kurt, Welcome to Poetry soup, I hope you enjoy the community. Here, you will find friendly poets who enjoy supporting one another. I myself, enjoy reading and commenting those who want to be read. The only time I give constructive criticism is when a poet desires it. However, if for some reason the poem is not my field I will guide you to someone who is more qualified than I. Stop by and read one of my poems if you like. My poems are not perfect, but I have a feeling you might like one. I encourage you to check out the contest page and read to receive comments. Tell me a little about your poetic skills if you like. It will be my pleasure to follow and read every poem you post from here on :) We are Lucky To Have you. Your New Poet Friend @-> LINDA <-@
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Kurt Philip Behm
Date: 7/2/2016 11:49:00 PM
Hi Linda: Most of my Poetry has a message and is not just observational. I am a classically trained (Jesuit) student of both Philosophy and Theology. I'm not interested in contests but I appreciate the offer. When I post a Poem, its finished, and in many cases has already been published by me. It's great to be here and I'll look forward to reading your Poetry. Thanks again for the warm welcome. Kurt
Date: 7/2/2016 7:52:00 PM
Kurt,, Welcome to poetry soup, after reading this I know you are an Accomplished writer. Glad to see you enjoying it so much here. Flourishing among this community is easier than you think. Keep up the good work. *SKAT*
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Kurt Philip Behm
Date: 7/2/2016 8:18:00 PM
Thanks Skat, you're very kind. Not to brag, but I have 10 books in print, 2 of them large volumes of poetry (An Anthology Of Perception 1 & 2). My latest novel, 'The Fall City Mandate,' was released last month. I wrote my 1st poem (5th grade) in 1959. Thanks for the very nice welcome. Kurt
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Kurt Philip Behm
Date: 7/2/2016 8:17:00 PM
Thanks Skat, you're very kind. Not to brag, but I have 10 books in print, 2 of them large volumes of poetry (An Anthology Of Perception 1 & 2). My latest novel, 'The Fall City Mandate,' was released last month. I wrote my 1st poem (5th grade) in 1959. Thanks for the very nice welcome. Kurt

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