Wishes Overflow Poem by Kurt Philip Behm

I captain the words to suit my mood
to curse or then to pray

And document those things I feel
to others then to say

I choose each verb and noun with care
and place them side by side

Reminding all of what we share
those knots we must untie

I move the future to the past
the present to the front

As what most lingers, then to last
the handle to the pump

Juxtaposing based on need
the lines as rivers go

Where currents cast my dreams adrift
—and wishes overflow

(Villanova Pennsylvania: March,2018)