We Still Do Not Really Know Where Poem by RIC BASTASA

do not be
tempted to take this
matter
as a game of words

words are merely tools

boats where we take ride
for a while

wings which we wear
so we can be in places of
the heart

we do not wish to be birds
and be birds

neither do we take strengths
from rigs and
paddles

we are singers here
chanters

we are bringing with
us the clarity of
our destinations

we sing because there is
a need
we speak because our
silence needs
be broken sometimes

to comfort us
to bring us to places
we long
but we still do not really
know where