My Poem in Italian dedicated to Every woman

Lei

é una donna che cammina per le strade

delle citta'

cammina durante il giorno

e cammina anche di notte

La strada e' la madre di tutte le cose

e l'ha insegnata di fare la funambola

e' la strada che l'ha fatto diventare

un acrobata !

quando cammina sul filo

con ogni passo sente che potrebbe cadere in giu

eppure continua a camminare

come se avesse un ritmo interiore

e con la musica dentro

e con la musica dentro i suoi passi

cerca di mantenere l'equilibrio

e cerca di salvarsi

per lei non esiste nessun rete di salvataggio disteso

e la terra l'aspetta .....

lei ;

e' un acrobata svelta

e con ogni passo in avanti

rischia

di cadere

in giu'

mette un piede avanti a un altra

si concentra

e' come una ballerina

piena di delicatezza e attenzione

prende quello che viene offerta dalla gente

e ha la certezza che sopravivra' ancora un po !

ha sopravissuto alle mine

ha sopravissuto alle mine e alle linea di battaglia

alle frontiere e le divisioni e le restrizioni

lei

e' una Lepre e' un volpe , un lupo

lei e' tutto quello che ha intorno , e' tutto cio che incontra

e ama sorridere

corre incontro agli estranei che incontra

lei e solamente una donna acrobata

una funambola che cammina per le strade

e cerca di mantenere l'eqilibrio ...

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