It Has Killed So Many.... Poem by RIC BASTASA

at most
i was touched with your
parting words,

that you knew that
at first
there was this superficiality
to keep us
conversing and moving on
to keep time
alive

then we parted
and chat on facebook talking
about this and that

not consistent though
you think i am serious and
deep but i am not
really

i float. i am not grounded
to you or someone else
to everybody

i fear authenticity.
i has killed so many.