Arts for the 21st Century

voyage in confinement

it’s always like this every time

day and night are confined together

in my boiling memory

when my confinement turns

into an engulfing season


another great voyage

in an ordinary voyage

where the words that fight

collide violently

in the clouds of ideas 


some fall      get up disarmed      anguished   

bringing me the modalities of sacrificing lives

cries             strange whispers from inmates 

locked up     imprisoned in anguish  

and fear of counting the remains 


I remember those hours

hours of overwhelming loneliness

absolute silence          tranquility of the streets

becoming terrifying

I felt myself crossing the edges of reality


moments of serenity           sovereignty

when confinement brought me my childhood;

all the other times of the past

which started long before me

in the memory of others

roosters crowing           frogs croaking     

rhythmic concerts         locusts          cicadas

imprisoned words         images          illusions

mixed up with time       hopes

despairs of others


I go back to the past like one climbs a staircase

to find this solid ground    

that longs for a beautiful spring

this great journey takes me on the track 

of my most moving memories