To Never Explain Poem by Kurt Philip Behm

Within every verse,
many meanings reside

The reader determines
in which couplet you hide

The words both descriptive
with colors aglow

The eyes as important
as what the ears know

When backed in a corner,
don't ever explain

Words beckon discovery,
refusing one name

The same reader may leave
with a differing view

Each time he goes over
and finds something new

A question once opened
can never be closed

And verse penned inherent
forever to know

With time of no consequence,
your poetry waits

For the next searching pilgrim
—your words to relate

(Rosemont Pennsylvania: May,2019)