Eight Questions Poem by Kurt Philip Behm

Will there ever come a time
when a moment doesn't matter

Will there ever come a date
when the days won't connect

Will there ever come a phrase
its words devoid of meaning

Will there ever come a song
whose melody won't play

Have you let what you celebrate
turn into celebrity

Has your message been transformed
into a billboard or sign

Have you become a caricature
of a free and lasting symbol

Have your words become mere chatter
—in your pandering for fame

(Villanova Pennsylvania: June,2019)