Tell Me How Is It To Live On Tiptoes Poem by RIC BASTASA

afraid to make a mistake and be beaten by grandpa

tell me again about how you ran away from the house
and cried the whole night and slept on the cogon grass on that moonless night

tell me more about how afraid you are to go to hell because they are telling you
that everything that you are doing is sinful

tell me about your suppressed life how you have become related to a
bonsai

how many days have you skipped lunch and then dinner and then wake up in the morning and looking for a friend to give you breakfast

that time when you were dumped by a lover whom you cannot take anymore
you never knew what love is all about

it is all about survival, and escape and fantasy and monologues
for future revenge

for that coming back and be someone else,
tell me, and i will tell you, you are not alone.