absence

my absence from your time

leaves me with sore eyes

and sleepless nights.

stelle filanti

per sfuggire alla notte
scrivo parole che non capisco
ma che hanno un senso
sfumature di illusioni
che disegnano la paura
che ho di me
e di tutto quello che
senza essere sono
senza volere cerco
di correre al riparo di immagini
che confondono le linee nette
della realtà

morning comes

don't expect to be happy
it's raining outside.
it smells like the sweet early
days of autumn but it's
almost summer time.
i don't have an umbrella but i
cannot resist to walk outside
feeling the rain, the hypnotic noise,
the damp breeze.
leaves are in retreat, flowers already died
no tomorrow for weak natured things.
i enjoyed looking at the flowers outside my window
a soothing view
every morning.
i watched them grow and fade
fall on the ground and be swept away.
i saved some but most have gone.
i can't see beyond tomorrow
weak as a leaf
i just wander outside
let the rain be me.