Just now I smeared the map of the daily grind,
splashing paint out of a glass;
I revealed the sharp cheek-bones of the ocean
on a platter of jellied meat.
I read the summons of new lips
on the scales of a tin fish.
And you
could you
play a nocturne
on a drain-pipe flute?
Imbrattai di colpo la carta dei giorni triti,
spruzzandovi colore da un bicchiere;
su un piatto di gelatina mostrai
gli zigomi sghembi dell’oceano.
Sulla squama d’un pesce di latta
lessi gli inviti di nuove labbra.
Ma voi
potreste
suonare un notturno
su un flauto di grondaie?
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