......That Compassion Poem by RIC BASTASA

let me take
first the flesh
and blood
and most specially
the bones and
skin
something that
makes all these
matters
hold together
as one

let me not worry
about what to
wear
what to smell
what to touch or
what to see

after this
i shall leave
i am in a rush
for something
more important

we'll go for the
essence
the quintessence
of our
existence

it is not the fashion
but the passion
and most of all
do not forget that
compassion