The New Trend.... Poem by RIC BASTASA

there is a way
to be direct, even in this

you tell the truth
not wrapped in metaphors

you let the world know
using the right word

in bold statements and
then you disappear

somehow there is another
way to be indirect

about our personal truths
which should not ruin

others, or carry them into
a contagious affection

now this is it
your truth sandwiched by

delicious similes
and comfortable metaphors

you may use a fable
or even a fantasy

you drive a point or
a nail

not using hammers but
that hush and whisper

your flowers are hands
you touch a tendril