- For Charlie -

Have you seen
the snow, so rare, on top of
Mount Vesuvius?

Have you felt the refreshing warmth
of the paradoxical Mediterranean Sea?

When you are sitting, dreaming of the world,
feeling its fabric,
carried by a concave scent
traveling in a boat that sets you free,
you can come to me.

Immaterial perfection,
we both know that, sister,
is not part of this world
so
our meeting is the product
of our very mistakes
and
our will to improve
- ripening figs I ate
a taste I can share with you -

The only reason
why our souls can speak and listen
to each other
is because no matter how far you are,
a sigh, a whisper,
a fever, a frown,
a trace on white paper
and tangible hearts
make ethereal contents come
together.