Sister Night.............. Poem by RIC BASTASA

i have kissed
you
hugged you
and had you
for that night
long
to warm me and
make me feel
happy

i pretend
i am loved
i move on
with my life
trying to think
that we are
one

i know it is not
and i very know
that it can never
be
us...

but life goes on and
one until it meets
its own end,

and to completely
understand it
you must, i must,
prune all
unrealistic
expectations...

for hope is just
another hope
another beautiful
sunrise
that walks later
weakly
to meet its
sister
who tells her
to rest
and sleep
and not to think
that much....