What Is Told Apart From What Is Being Done.... Poem by RIC BASTASA

YOU were told that
there will only be the two of
you, but what happens later
is that it will be all of you,
and so i reminded you,

do not believe at once what
is said, rather than wait for
what is done,

there must be a reservation for
change, which i must say mildly,
with all precautions,
since behind all that is being
said, is not only an honest change,
or an honest mistake, but
also that despicable lie,
which no one admits is actually
the cause of all these
trouble.