The Fifth Symphony.... Poem by RIC BASTASA

yes, it is the
fifth
symphony and it
is all about
you alone without me
there
begging for you

time teaches well
as taste dwindles until
bitterness
puts the seed for the
inevitable

we all take time to leave
without saying when
to return

most of the time
i do not come back since
turning back is another
bitter pill which i cannot
swallow

i will be in Ibiza
dancing to electronic music
no, not Iceland where
i first met you.

you were the symphony of ice on
my notes of fire....