I saw a boy
at the edge of a road
wore a suit
made of earth
and two shoes
of dust,
he was hungry
he was cold
and he was alone in the world
from his eyes
swollen and red
a tear came out,
then I picked up that
drop and I wanted to weigh it
but it was impossible
because it was heavy
as much as the whole universe.
I spun around
the boy was gone
kidnapped in flight
from the first breath of wind
so I was alone
and I started to cry
and every tear
falling to the ground
it made a deafening noise
that made my eardrums burst
causing on earth
huge chasms
and it was there,
just in that instant,
that I understood for the first time
how much a tear weighs
poured into this land,
it’s just a drop
but it is heavy
as much as the whole universe.
@ Emanuele Cilenti
