Inside Your Cell..... Poem by RIC BASTASA

i like to write a poem
about maria.

today she gets convicted
of libel.

i like to tell her that
honor too is sacred, that

one must not write falsehood,
and destroy a man who

never wanted any share of
the limelight like her.

Time declared her as
Woman of the Year and she

believes that, but what fame
she gets, and its accessory

of arrogance and recklessness
now claims her precious liberty.


maria, take the comfort of prison,
pay the fine, and move on.

honor, a good name, privacy,
and to be just what a man is,

are protected by law, so if
you mess, now it is your turn

too, be well, relax and think
some more, inside your cell.