Poem of the Day. Lêdo Ivo
di
Redazione Italia, May 10, 2016
Redazione Italia, May 10, 2016
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Necessities
A closed door is not
enough for a man
enough for a man
to hide his love. He also needs an open door
so
he can leave and lose himself in the crowd when that love
explodes
like a barrel of powder in the arsenal hit by
lightning.
A roof is not enough to protect a man
from heat and
storm. To flee the thunderbolt
he needs a body stretched out in
bed
and within reach of his hand still afraid
to advance in the
dark as the rain falls on the silence of the world open like a
fruit
between two thunderclaps.
In the night that falls, in the
day that breaks,
man needs it all: love and the lightning bolt.
so
he can leave and lose himself in the crowd when that love
explodes
like a barrel of powder in the arsenal hit by
lightning.
A roof is not enough to protect a man
from heat and
storm. To flee the thunderbolt
he needs a body stretched out in
bed
and within reach of his hand still afraid
to advance in the
dark as the rain falls on the silence of the world open like a
fruit
between two thunderclaps.
In the night that falls, in the
day that breaks,
man needs it all: love and the lightning bolt.
