Versions Poem by RIC BASTASA

1
it is just a matter
of the solid sodium
reacting with the
chloride gas, just this
chemical romance

and no one is
to blame for this crystal
salt, this sodium
chloride

2
my goodness!
this is not just
a chemical romance

this is a relationship
this is a commitment!

3
no, this is just a matter
without my heart
this is just a matter
of my body to your
body, my flesh to
your flesh

4
no, you must know
this is someone and
another someone
someone's joy
someone's pain

this is about two
hands holding on
to love and to
cherish

this is about love
and care and
knowing and living

5
don't be foolish
i never said
i love you

6
you don't have to
i am seeing it
through the eyes of
my heart, don't lie to me
you love me too

7
i am leaving
i want to be free
i have other places to see


8
go, go where you want to be
fly away fly away

i will wait
and when you come back
i want to hear you saying
i love you too
i want to live with you
i want to die with you

we are meant for each other


9
departure, footsteps,
lights fade, and then silence.

10
an open door.
darkness gets in.

a yellow moon appears
above a lamplit window

a woman's shadow
a very quiet night

and then some stars.