Hope And Truth Poem by RIC BASTASA

pain is not your true friend
it does not stay long
it looks for another
faithful company

that is hope

and so is happiness
that knocks once and like pain
enters your door
sits on your chair
and dines and drinks with you
but only for a while

you want it to stay some more
you pamper it with scrubs
and foot massage
a very soft bed and
a bear hug and a french kiss

it goes out without notice
flies from your window
leaving you
a certain emptiness

that is the truth.