The Lies We Make When We Lie For A Night Together Poem by RIC BASTASA

seeing you makes me full
and i am reminded of my utter helplessness in my emptiness
and then i long to touch you
and be with you for the whole of my short lifetime
i put my trust in my blind fingers
i shut my light out
i betrayed my eyes
i have flowed with my heart but this will only be for a while
a day perhaps or just a night
for i too, know how to wake up and then be wise
i may call you love and deny myself that wisdom
but i know where i stand and where i hide and where i die
and where i live

as i know hellos i also learned a lot from those goodbyes
so lie with me

i have no words for now
lie with me

when you speak i put my ring finger to your lips
i bid you
say no more lies for me

i understand how a night can be a gem
how it can be fake

i tell you i know what food is good for me
what is delicious and what kills me

come lie with me only for tonight
tomorrow morning
please don't bother
same with me.