Images of absences
Images of absences.
Deaf noises and croaked voices from the last cigarette.
Timeless reproaches,
with the smile and anger of those in charge.
Manly gestures, beatings and human sacrifices
of those who believe in blind tradition,
but invokes with a squinting eye the care of modernity.
Affectionate glances that dissolve the dark halos of fear.
How boring and how grateful.
I see her coming towards me with the gaze of one
who protects you
and caresses you with deception.
I invoke forgiveness and blank stares
to escape the grip of motherly love.
What about the resentment I feel
All this is pain of absence
and a painting with dark spots on a rust-coloured wall
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Submitted by franco.cilli59 on December 27, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 690 |
Words | 140 |
Stanzas | 16 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
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