You are
a halogen lamp, goosebumps and...

The forgone
dampens my bones...

I watched wishes at war,
stars slain...

Tranquil darts dance within eye lids of color,
Licking blue veins which caress burning pupils...

As a child I was fascinated by your back,
I saw your freckles as docks and my crayons...

Silence of moonlight,
awaken softness of lips...

When I grow
I will bring Spinola bay to her garden, Saqqajja...

"Hush now darling don't say a word"
The halo above your head reaches a little higher...

Your rosary rests on my chest
like it's praying for me, like it's...

I have
forgotten about you lately...

With June
I wept for the imaginary...

'neath sugar snowflakes
slumber lilac wild flowers...