A Disposition.... Poem by RIC BASTASA

i

when we were on that island
in sum
we were treated with indifference


to my companion it was not just
bad manners but bad taste
even cruelty to an invited guest

ii

when we were in the boat i focused
on the good times
i always forget what i do not like

iii

this day both of them arrive in my city
and they announced it

iv

i am not indifferent
i dislike bad taste and bad manners
and so i decide
to drive them around
bring them to the best pizza parlor
and bring them back to
this sense of history
of our traditions


v

i guess they like it
but i am just human and i
promise myself
that after i have shown all my kindness
and hospitality
it will be their last.