Let Us Talk Poem by RIC BASTASA

let us talk
about some things irrelevant

like the rain for instance
how at first the clouds
were dark
yet the rain did not make
it

like a promised vacation
on a far away island
or a camping in the mountain
that did not materialize

we shall elaborate
on the causes
and discuss solutions
and plan
some more about
places
what to do
where to go

let us not talk about
love
a very sensitive matter
that now
we do not have

let us talk and talk and talk
let us not
mention about endings
let us try
recalling about new beginnings

why not? we may like it
you may start it
but take note, i will keep my
mouth shut

i have nothing to say
and if i have any
it may not be good
it may not serve any purpose at all