Only If You Love Me Truly...... Poem by RIC BASTASA

do not ever
challenge me at the
weaving of
stories

for i was born
as a story teller
it is where lies
become
more beautiful than
your truths
your documentaries
about ruins

my previous life was
that of a spider
spinners of dreams
using my own fluids

a castle from my own
mouth
a ship from my own
saliva


do not ever challenge
me to always love you
for i too can be a weaver
of lies,
i may deceive you in
those one and thousand nights
trap all stars, fish the moon,
capture the sun for you

i can build a fire in your
snow
i can make you walk
on the water

only if you love me
only if you love me truly.....