Fulfilling............. Poem by RIC BASTASA

to close a world
you simply have to close
a window,
or put off light, or keep
back your silence.

you go to bed. Slide upon
a blue blanket. Cover your
head, and listen to the sounds
of your breathing.

it is dark, but there is still
a sound of you.
they say, you close a door and
another door is opened.

indeed, it is true. Indeed it
speaks to you. Confirms you
with yourself.

you talk to yourself. The chair
listens. The ceiling stares back.
they say it is a long journey.

what they did not tell you is
that, it can only be you.
and it will be long, and sad,
and this is the hope: fulfilling.