The Condemnation Poem by RIC BASTASA

i am condemned to write
without end
because you never loved me

because i never confessed it to you
because if i confess it to you
you shall condemn love in return
vomit all its contents before my face
and love does look like love anymore

i am condemned to write and many shall read
because of pity
i never wanted to be pitied
i have my own dignity.

i shall be writing forever
about love
unrequited, and the world shall know
about a pain without end.

i shall find hope in reincarnation.
i shall be a tree with shiny leaves.
you shall take shade.
i shall be the bed where you shall sleep
the nights of your lifetime.