Some Questions For Janna Poem by RIC BASTASA

how can you
separate a man from his person?
or a person from
a man?
do you dissect him like a
frog
and soak each body part
in formalin?

and then you say
you need more time to study
to know
the man and love
his person?

how many scalpels do you
need
to asses how his
brain
understands your
impatience?

you need a glove
not to infect your hands
or to infect the person
his heart and
veins
for you to know
how long can he
love?

will his person be
different
just because you do not
like
the man in him?

janna, it is not that
simple
you cannot ask this
time and
demand for quick and
straightforward answers

man is complicated
his person is a fan
with so many leaves

he is a growing bean
and his stalks are not
reaching your
skies....