Chiaruscuro (Dark to Light)
Translation of Giuseppe Ungoretti

Even the graves have decomposed
Infinite black space dropped
from this balcony at the cemetery
I came to find my Arab friend
who killed himself the other night
(I find nothing)
Even the graves have decomposed
Infinite black space dropped
from this balcony at the cemetery
I came to find my Arab friend
who killed himself the other night
(I find nothing)
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Rilke, Whitman, Angelou, Clifton — inspiration and prompts