..What The Song Did For You.... Poem by RIC BASTASA

because you love that
song
you keep on singing it

the lyrics give you
life
the melody makes you
fly

and your lips change
to a hum
your gums more alive
like a newly found friend
your tongue
is marvelous in its
new outfit of desire

the truth about that song
is that it is
owned by air and you know
what it is

how air is, how fleeting
and in the morning you find yourself
with that truth littering
the floor

your mouth bleeds
your tongue is dead
a tooth is missing