For Elena.... Poem by RIC BASTASA

your heart is
messy, full of trash
and needs cleaning
badly,

throw them all
to the ground and burn
them all
until your heart is empty
again

put in clean thoughts
new dreams, divine longings,
put in all your love
and caring,
put in there sweet memories
fill it with hope
and faith
until it is full again.

when it is done
come back and be with us
in this garden of roses
and sunflowers
be one amongst us
happy under the sun
and dancing in the wind.