The Selfish One.... Poem by RIC BASTASA

what turns me off,
is her enclosure.
a house where she
lives, with a lover,
and some gifts,
flowers, fruits,
and money.

the house is fenced,
and her dogs cannot
go for a walk,

her black cat is
in trauma, so is that
green parakeet,
though the cage is open,
it does not know
how to fly.



what she posts is
facebook is only about her
and her beloved.
or her poems, all too
about her
and her mom or dad,
or her little achievements
in senior high.

she is old now but
she never really learned
to be part of this world
or our world, as she keeps
a world of
her own alone.
exclusive. all inclusive.

all the pictures and
captions,
be it today, or yesterday,

there is no us,
or you, or even about this
country. there is
no future too.
sad but true.