It Could Be That Poem by RIC BASTASA

there is a built-in conflict
in this triangle

it is there and will never be
demolished

it could be among you,
God and
the others

it could be you,
your id, your ego and
the super ego,

it could be the child in you,
the parent later,
or the responsible thinker

it could be man, heaven and
earth

each angle well constructed
each side strong as the other

it could be the white and the black horse
and the chariot

and you with your whip
and your hand

it could be that you are tired
you disembark

you take a walk and wish that
you had never been born


in this ocean
your choices are waves of the sea

you are the ship without a sail
without a rudder

it could be your own making
or it could be because there are stars
there are lines of your palms
the maps of your
being
the destiny of your future

it could be because of your genes
the choice is still yours

are you made? or are you the maker?