About What Really Happened....... Poem by RIC BASTASA

something happens
and we cannot ignore it
the changes come
and we notice them
something happens
and it changes all of us.

you used to like
volleyball but now no
more and it seems
you hate the ball.

i used to like to swim
with everyone on the
deeper part but now no
more, i even dislike the
shore.

something happens
and it changes us all.

there used to be laughter
shared by all
but now there is only
silence in the hall.

something happens
and it is indeed changing
us all.

no one talks about it.
no one wants it.
no one wants to remember
it even.
and so it still changes us
all.
for how long? yes for how long?
we better listen to the
silence in the hall.