My Experience Of You Poem by RIC BASTASA

i have progressed
in the satisfaction of my desire

i started with the flesh
oh! it was memorable
your lips and tongue satiated me for years
your firm body & supple breasts were so useful
and i had it to the full

but it did not end there
of course
what i had later were the bones
and sockets of your eyes
and dried veins of you once
beautiful body

it is terrible to think
about this reality!

i remained to be your lover
the faithful and consistent one

and what remained of you was dust
and i ask myself
was i that foolish to stay longer here
and love dust
all my life?

and then the wind came and blew you away
scattered whatever were you
on the trees and the seas

and what i have of you is nothing
i can use my imagination to make you stay
but i have become so mad and fickle

i must forget you
but i cannot

i nurture the spot where those dusts stayed once
i am empty
i am incomplete
and this is the end of the story

i wish upon death
one night to come
and get me at once.