Contemplation 4 Poem by RIC BASTASA

What the world needs
is the obvious, those that
needs no scrutiny,
like duck to a river.

it floats merrily
and what you see is
what you get, you do
not even have to look
into the water to see
if it has feet or fins.

what this world needs
are not words, they can
only be perplexing.

they only ask but do
not like the answers for
they, who live and jibe
well with this world,
has only themselves
to be heard.

tell them then what
they want to hear.
and there will be peace.