Pre-Departure Poem 2 Poem by RIC BASTASA

when i am gone
please do not think of me
because frankly speaking
and this may hurt
but this is true
and may liberate you
as wont
would have it
let me tell you
in the honesty of my
hands stretching out
for emptiness

i do not think of you
i will not miss you and
don't cry don't scream
you are a fool
loving someone who never
love you

is it harsh? yes it is.
i was there not just once
but many times

i am angry at yourself
i am angrier to myself.