John McAndrew Poems

Why do you cry my love?
I cry for the cruelty,
Hatred, anger and slaughter.
I cry for the pain and torture.
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The water on the stove,
Has boiled away again.
A thousand times we mean to leave this bed,
A thousand kisses,
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Call the inspectors,
There's been an explosion of love,
At apt.10, via Lungge Tevere dei Flaminio
Love is flowing out of the windows,
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Only short days ago we were together,
Afloat, in perfect union.
Now, this morning,
Alone, wretched,
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Based on a true story,
My life had been.
A true story I tried to live,
A true story,
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I think my soul is dark, mio amore,
And it will seek to destroy us,
To imprison your canary heart
In a cage,
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A flock of swifts,
Dazzling, turning, beguiling,
Take me by surprise.
I lose myself.
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Your constant prescence
Shatters my defences,
As washed up on your shore,
A thousand tiny pieces come together,
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