Syllables in B/W

x-rays /
something darker
in the dark

long recovery…
streams of conscoiusness
in slow motion

wounded cocoon –
I take some time
to linger on

white dusk –
behind closed windows
no smell of snow

craft beers –
the aftertaste of sorrow
lingers

Maria Laura Valente

Otata 27, March 2018, edited by John Martone.