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the sky cracked

November 7, 2020 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

the sky cracked a little
and hope shone in
your hand on my back we look forward
and hear the blackbirds sing

avoiding

October 5, 2020 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

the woman standing at the bus stop

with two empty cat-carrier cases

is not making eye contact with the world

year three quarters done

September 25, 2020 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

autumn beginning
winds freshen, a first spitting
still you are not here

we were distant

September 23, 2020 / simonsalento / 1 Comment

we were distant
but our hearts quickened the same
blood pumped
sweat ran
in my mind
I breathed your breath

hummingbird

September 21, 2020October 2, 2020 / simonsalento / 1 Comment

I was thinking of you
and a hummingbird flew into the kitchen.
I had to tell you.

the you-shaped space

September 19, 2020 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

the you-shaped space within my arms

aches my chest with emptiness

soon? one day? it is all unknown

seasons change – do you?

September 18, 2020 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

sunrise streaks yellow
breeze from the sea to the mountains
the first drops of autumn

I slipped

September 17, 2020 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

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

September 14, 2020 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

in the shadow gold

cheekbones, hair and eyes

I breathe slow, breathless

the sunrise

September 12, 2020 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

the sunset is its promise;

the sunrise is its coming true

sunrise over Adriatic

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