eclipses

From the very first moment I understood that only drink
could save me

For a while, alcohol, the soothing substance, stirred something
in my subconscious
which had little to do with my true nature.
I just had an irrepressible desire to kill.

It was a dream I dreamt with open eyes
The weapon would be a knife and I knew
I’d stab my victim right after he’d done the business.

Excerpt from “Eclipses” by Firenza Guidi.

First presented in Fucecchio (Fi)
Auditorium La Tinaia
Saturday 29 January 2011