LONG DAYS IN THE RUINS

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                             For Aidela in memoriam

Long days leaning against the window
of bare bricks,
overlooking the agricultural landscape.
At my feet a piece of stale bread,
a knob of brackish water.
The light illuminated the walls of the room
as in the paintings of Vincent Van Gogh,
insisting, that outside, in the valley, everyone is happy.
Separated, unpolluted.
Rags and a spider’s web are my comfort.
Long days with the visit of a few brave ones,
who amused themselves with bread, water
and a little piece of wood.
They were days of wishing for the end and life would end.

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