You, The Beautiful One Poem by RIC BASTASA

you, the beautiful one
why have you become

prohibited? i adore you
in silence

and all i have to give you
is just this

glance. Everyday has become
a suffering

something so beautiful
that makes every nerve of my

body quiver for you
something so beautiful that

i want to touch. My fingers
are dying and my lips

as shrinking to the dryness
of my unfulfilled dreams

my love is strong and
so beautiful too but in your

world of self-restraint
all these, all these beautiful

feelings are simply meant
to die and vanish

and never shall
they ever be thought of again

ashes, dusts,
dry leaves, and earthworms

and graves and
silent silky veils.