For Myself.......... Poem by RIC BASTASA

the time has come
when you become a thing to me.
nothing much about my
humanity to you.
you do not entice me anymore.
a figurine on the rack
if you fall and break into pieces
i simply tell the house-help
to collect and throw away.
you do not love me that is a fact.
and the moment of truth has come.
what was once precious has turned
into nothing but a thing, a thing,
a dispensable gadget, a useless accessory,
and i waited for this and it came.
thank you, and i am sorry,
in this universe, i, think, i,
too need an affection and love
from myself.