The Philosophy Of Use And Discard... Poem by RIC BASTASA

and i of course
remember you, Maning

spanish mestizo with
nothing but flesh and torso
as human investment and

here comes Naomi, lonely
woman in her forties,

filthy rich and loveless,
meeting Maning, willing

and healthy physique to
fill her empty life to

the brim, but lust does
not last, and at the end

of this menopausal love,
comes boredom, a teller of

life wasted, use and disuse,
discard and throw away what

was once just a toy to
play with. Out, you dog!