The Twist..... Poem by RIC BASTASA

i like it when
we are a little bit
far away from each
other.

far pastures are always
greener.
i am more attractive when
distant, like a star.
i will be more enigmatic
then and it is your
imagination that works.

do not go near me.
you will see some scars,
a galaxy of moles,
you will smell something
foul like a carcass,
and you will see some
vultures on my head.

i am a beautiful mountain
from far,
a migrating bird on the
horizon,
i am some blue clouds
even a mysterious mirage
on that desert
far away from you.


do not go near me,
i will be as ugly as you.