Shipwreck
your dad took a big scoop of silence
and poured it right there in the center
as if the Pacific and the forest
could do the talking
as if the buzz that came from
input overload was enough
— in a home pregnant
with toys and preschooler pep
you proceed and pretend
in these depths
as what used to move us
sinks into oblivion
— there is something mesmerizing
to find in submerged stillness
but this is not it
this is slow motion drowning
and we're not dead yet
Bruno Carlucci is a professional musician, a published poet and an Amalfi Coast captive. He studied modern literature and visual arts at the University of Bologna (DAMS), travelled quite extensively, worked many jobs, experienced several degrees of loss and the joy of fatherhood. www.brunocarlucci.com
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