Harlem To Cannes Poem by Kurt Philip Behm

Those living in Harlem
want to move to Midtown

The people in Midtown,
to the Upper West Side

The Upper West Side,
to the Long Island Shore

The Long Island Shore,
to Aspen or Vail

Aspen or Vail,
to the Champs Elysees

The Champs Elysees,
to the beaches in Cannes

People will search for where
life can begin

A place that remains distant
and far out of reach

An excuse to look outward
and not in themselves

Theirs souls left in turmoil
—their hearts not at rest

(Villanova Pennsylvania: March,2018)