Eclipses

From the very first moment I understood that only drink
could save me

For a while, alcohol, the soothing substance, stirred something
in my subconscious
which had little to do with my true nature.
I just had an irrepressible desire to kill.

It was a dream I dreamt with open eyes
The weapon would be a knife and I knew
I'd stab my victim right after he'd done the business.

Excerpt from "Eclipses" by Firenza Guidi.

First presented in Fucecchio (Fi)
Auditorium La Tinaia
Saturday 29 January 2011

photo N. Cioni