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Written by: Kurt Philip Behm     Read Poems by Kurt Philip Behm Form: Rhyme | + Follow Poet | + Fav Poem | Comment | Email | Print

Tapped Out

I can’t afford
pride
I’m poorer
than that

I can’t afford
humility
Accomplishment
lacks

I can’t afford
vengeance
All hate
for myself

And least afford
love
Emotion
— unfelt

(Dreamsleep: August, 2025)

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