The Loveless Self... Poem by RIC BASTASA

behind you is the dark
the dark is also in front of you

there is a sound of the
bling bling and the blang blang

and the scenery of the
fling fling and the flong flong

you are confused
and you ask
what are all these?
these should have been understood
by you since
you are not deaf and blind

by all means you are healthy
and perfectly sound

your hands know how to grasp
steel and smooth and ready

all these must never be told
it will serve you right if they are not at all understood

(lest you will die laughing and say
that all these are nothing and do not
serve any purpose at all

all too trivial and do not deserve
the dignities of your responses)

these can never be understood
since no one owns you...

.... loveless self...