FULL MOON ON TOP OF A CHAMPAGNE PALM'S TIP

if you look closely enough
and feel every face that you meet
each person is a crucifixion
everyday, mind you, is a Calvary,
no one wants to admit it somehow

flattered by the smiles of children,
the comfort of some possessions,
the illusions of some daily routine,
the joy of building a family, marriages
of youth, honeymooners struck
with that usual love which has not
changed for many centuries,
and then one day, you are left alone,
tending a broken heart, the bitterness
of many departures, losing everything
you wake up, and then become real.
you shake your own hand. Friends
just friends, till death, no attachments,
and then always, ready to go.