Love And Friendship Poem by RIC BASTASA

we are together
you only need me
you love another.

we sleep in one bed
your mind travels somewhere
and i am but
your pillow

nevertheless i understand
we are in this together
loving someone else
but needing each other

we grow old together and
still live together
in one house, one roof,
sharing our meals in one table
learning what life is teaching us,
friendship sticks
companionship matters.

for what is love?
it means nothing anymore
as it used to be hardheaded
and heart dominated
beating uneducated.