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Smoke And Mirrors

Kurt Philip Behm

I sold my memory
for a present reframed
The past in revision
—the future in shame

(Dreamsleep: July, 2022)
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Submitted by KurtPhilipBehm on July 21, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme XXXX X
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 110
Words 21
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 1
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Kurt Philip Behm

Longtime writer with twelve books in publication. Three of them Poetry. : The Death Of The Playground : The Sword Of Ichiban : Searching For Crazy Horse : Darkening Sun : An Anthology Of Perception-Vol's 1 & 2 : After Midnight : Sammy And Bumpers : The Fall City Mandate : Revenge Along The War Trail : Death from The Sky more…

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  • Dougla$Irishman
    Dougla$Irishman
    Kurt, just a little brevity. !
    Do not live your life in vain,
    Use your ability to help others,
    The Golden Rule needs no frame
    It's beauty is on the canvas !

    Your 4 liner demands my attention !
    LikeReply1 year ago
    • Kurt Philip Behm
      Kurt Philip Behm
      Living in denial seems to be a national past time.
      LikeReply1 year ago

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