One Opens And Closes Andassures The Other To Keep On Just Forgetting. Poem by RIC BASTASA

the quest of happiness
always hopes
that secrets shall remain
secrets

sometimes it sets aside
all fears
in the name of the goodness
of feelings

the mirror sings
about recently discovered truths
the weakness of the will
the soft spots of the heart

warm hands keep on touching
smooth skins
lips seal lips
and whispers are like vespers
in those nights
of pleasures

here no one speaks about
love
everything is done pursuant
to the rules of instincts


one admires the understanding
the lies in the silence of
the tongue
one opens and closes and
assures the other
to keep on just forgetting.