Love Poem: As I Wait
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Written by: Kurt Philip Behm

As I Wait

Call me darling
but never darlin
Call me lovely
but never cute
Call me warmly
from the snow bank
Call me your
forbidden fruit

Call me restless
dreams on fire
Call me once
when twice won’t do
Call my name
into the darkness
Call me 
—as I wait for you

(Villanova University: September, 2023)