Time Stops At Your Door Poem by Kurt Philip Behm

Being more than a woman…
your vision enraptured
making me more than a man

Being more than a woman…
my thoughts solely focus
doing all that I can

Being more than a woman…
my days are too long and
our nights are too short

Being more than a woman…
my ceiling is raised
with new feelings to court

Being more than a woman…
my virility strengthened
my bravery charged

Being more than a woman…
all pettiness gone
with my choices enlarged

Being more than a woman…
your breath is on fire
your touch turns to gold

Being more than a woman…
new promises to keep
vows to never grow old

Being more than a woman…
past-future rejected
time stops at your door

Being more than a woman
our love you've protected
—and released ever more

(Villanova Pennsylvania: July,2018)