...Like Forgiven Poem by RIC BASTASA

Sipping coffee
is a way of
provoking thought

sometimes a
seduction really

the slow sound
savored as the

tongue catches
with something

which is sweet now
and later bitter

hot too, and
to cope with it

you blow, you breathe
and in between these

kind rituals you
begin to remember

love and breaking
love
collecting the pieces
and then
breathing again
sighing

what if? what if?
waste of time

'keep on moving! '
wait, someone is

knocking the door,
'open it! '

don't hide, keep
calm, it could be

love that you
broke, which

upon itself has
taken the burden

of self-repair
and now ready

to have you again
like..forgiven.