The Road Down

Tomorrow left abandoned
with every choice I make
Constricting all potential joy
and limiting my fate
Each short term indecision
restricting unrestrained
My future playing out of tune
a timed and dull refrain
Most often I have missed it
when no outweighs a yes
For temporal gain my judgment strained
—an orphan in regress

(Dreamsleep: February, 2023)

Copyright © | Year Posted 2023



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Date: 3/19/2023 11:28:00 AM
Can't miss what you never had. I wish I had told myself no more often. I like this one a lot, Kurt.
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Kurt Philip Behm
Date: 3/19/2023 11:35:00 AM
We all do. Thanks Daniel.
Date: 3/19/2023 10:45:00 AM
Screaming out cry! Nicely done, Kurt. Thankfully we wake up:)
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Kurt Philip Behm
Date: 3/19/2023 11:18:00 AM
Thanks Margarita, appreciated.
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