Silly Poem by RIC BASTASA

Unwanted pregnancies
Women into adultery
& men in concubinage
dropping out of school
into drugs
driving children away from homes
resigning from a job
when times are hard and job is scarce
not compromising with politics
having principles
keeping integrity
taking care of old people
devotion to the catholic church
reckless driving killing a pedestrian
trusting a friend
divulging secrets
not attending a class reunion
snubbing a mother-in-law
ignoring a reader
loving myself
thinking about the past
preoccupied about what happens next
taking hypertensive drugs for maintenance
loving a wife
caring for the dogs
writing poems
listening to a lonely friend pouring out
breathing fresh air in the boulevard

questioning the meaning of my life
asking, where do I go from here?

Hearing tv mass
Cutting off relationships
Getting into new ones
Giving away old clothes to the poor
Buying new clothes
Not keeping your body in shape
Saving so much money
Not buying a new car for this year
Keeping distance from relatives

&
st
ay
i
ng

al
i
ve

These are some of the silly things that humans do
Sometimes

& lastly, calling other people

sil
ly

for writing this

crap

and reading this

crap

till dawn when nobody

is

a
ski
ng.