To Leapfrog All Paradox Poem by Kurt Philip Behm

Are you a sexual being
if you choose to remain celibate

Are you famous or forgotten
if you live in a cave

Are you democrat or republican
if you're never to vote

Are you black or white
in the eyes of the blind

Are you young or old
in the heart of a child

Are you rich or poor
when everything's gone

Are you healthy or sick
when the gallows claim you

Are you guilty or innocent
when the crime is absolved

Are you friend or foe
as the last man to fall

Are you committed or unsure
when the questions retract

Can you find what's been hidden
with the object removed

Can you cry out in silence
when the noise overuns

Can you travel in place
to unknown destinations

Can you swear to the Lord
with all prophecy in doubt

Can you still love your children
when no longer their father

Can you leapfrog all paradox
—to find your way home

(Villanova Pennsylvania: April,2015)