New Minds
The greatest truths
should stay unnamed
to discover
for oneself
No footnotes
praising earlier thoughts …
the thirsty
to the well
Virtue gifted
from times long past
in hidden moments
of bliss
Remaining virgin
as yet unloved
for each new mind
—to kiss
(Dreamsleep: September, 2023)
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Submitted by KurtPhilipBehm on October 12, 2023
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