Love In Virulence.... Poem by RIC BASTASA

i am not dumb
i know that
you are fake
from beginning
till the end,

but, and this
is the saddest,
it takes this
dumb to love
another dumb.

somehow, i must
forgive myself
and get reconciled
with it: this heart
loves and loves
so purely,
i got reason,
but for now,
i must love
and love you
dearly.

soon, this will
end, and soon
i will be freed
from this
stupidity.

just give me
time, my dear
virulent
virus.