we were distant
but our hearts quickened the same
blood pumped
sweat ran
in my mind
I breathed your breath
Author: simonsalento
hummingbird
I was thinking of you
and a hummingbird flew into the kitchen.
I had to tell you.
the you-shaped space
the you-shaped space within my arms
aches my chest with emptiness
soon? one day? it is all unknown
seasons change – do you?
sunrise streaks yellow
breeze from the sea to the mountains
the first drops of autumn
I slipped
I slipped in the shower
thinking of you
I tripped on the staircase
thinking of you
I think I can now quite unsafely say
I’ve fallen for you
in the shadow
in the shadow gold
cheekbones, hair and eyes
I breathe slow, breathless
the sunrise
the sunset is its promise;
the sunrise is its coming true
balance
I tried to walk the
line but tipped
over, hard.
Yes, I love you.
There I’ve said
it and now I
can’t
regain my
balance.
l’alba è bella
l’alba è bella
gli alberi sono belli
il mare è bello
le onde sono belle
tu? tu?
non ci sono parole
the dawn is beautiful
the dawn is beautiful
the trees are beautiful
the sea is beautiful
the waves are beautiful
you? you?
there are no words
(my translation)
skin sun hot
skin sun hot, salt streaked
roof terrace shower ice shock
light slants; we make our own rainbows
