Strong And Stable And Still Willing. Poem by RIC BASTASA

when you dance the tango
alone
there is this feeling that
the world is having a
shortage of
partners

did you do it yourself?
is it the same feeling we have had
as we close our eyes
holding the hands of the air
and the body of infinite space?

did you say that you like Mr. Bean?
yes, after all, like him, we must learn
to please ourselves without the need
of the other.

we must admit somehow
that the hands of air and the body of
infinite space
have made us master the art of
emptiness.

did you feel lonely then
dancing alone in the room to the music
of elusive love?

the years are many and so are the days
and nights
and the silent steps on the carpets
of the hotel where you checked in
keep resounding.

time is realistic.
it understands perfectly what we had
been and what our dreams were.

strong and stable and still willing.