His Love Rejected Poem by RIC BASTASA

his pain is still there when she said no.
the pain of rejection

his pain spreads like cancer throughout his body.
he is sick, and he does not want to say a word about his pain.

he wants to continue living though as a matter of an obligation.
the parents that he loves, the friends that he likes to be with.

her picture.
yes her picture is the one left for him.
he gazes upon her lips and kisses them like he is a passionate lover
loved by her.
he touches her hair, her cheeks, her neck, he dreams of her body
and makes love with her.
it is all in the mind, he says to himself on dark nights.

he closes his eyes and dreams of her

inside his dream she becomes a dove
he looks at her but it will just be that
just that.

he devises no traps, or concocts magic potions so she may love him
in return, or cage so he may trap her in his sole gaze forever,
he keeps his hands on his side his feet on the right ground
he opens his heart like a window looking out to sea

he is in pain and keeps on chanting he loves this dove very much
but still, still even
inside his dream, he wants her to fly and be happy and be peaceful
and be so free
away from him.

he keeps his tears inside his pockets.