Last Word To Begin Poem by Kurt Philip Behm

My constant companions…
words reel and recast

Like a lady in waiting,
they clear every path

Extending forever,
to store what I feel

My thoughts they intrude,
my meanings revealed

My past they've forgiven,
my future ignored

They rest in my prayers,
hopes and wishes restored

I know at the end,
but one thing will remain

A last word to take with me
—to begin once again

(Villanova Pennsylvania: July,2018)