Thou Shalt Not Covet
Religion
a prison…
to fence and restrain
Spoken
or written…
it tries to contain
What can’t
be conscripted
or coveted pure
The Presence
as given
—freely endures
(The First Book Of Prayers: January, 2022).
Copyright © Kurt Philip Behm | Year Posted 2022
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