One week & one day

(nuvola bianca)

One week and one day

Is the time it takes

To come full circle

(Resonance)

We met at a party

You in your hooligan football gear

Me, in one of my favourites-

Ice queen

I made a snide remark

You answered with false naivety

We sat in the corner

and talked

and talked

and talked

the night lingered on

You could not stay,

I walked you to the door

There, a kiss and a promise

Your promise to write

I turned on my heels and walked back in

Thrilled at this unexpected encounter

Dazed by the conversation

(Effortless)

You wrote soon afterwards

A charming french message

Which I did not wait to reply

There was to be a date the very next day

You took my joke to heart;

Came wearing a suit

I thought to myself-and then out loud to you:

‘Where have you been these past few years?’

We sat in the park

and talked

and talked

and talked

Secrets were shared that night

Deep, dark and thick

Like the forthcoming summer night-

But most of all, peaceful bliss

(Sail away with me honey, what will be, will be)

You came to fetch me again

This time all theatrical attire

Were left aside-

To go to the theatre

The night was warm,

The play a success

We walked home

Kissed in every square

Made sure that our presence was felt

Long after our departure

We told each other stories

Absurd stories, Important stories, Meaningful stories, Meaningless stories

Soon we were home and cooking

Gradually shedding our shyness-

Into sex

I let you stay over

I wanted you to stay over

(Soon the day will break, open your eyes)

It felt right

The morning, the wakeup

At breakfast, the juice, the waffles,

And finally, the dumb conversation

We could let go of all our pretences and just be

The sex, the couch

We lay and laughed

I read our horoscope compatibility

The horoscope predictions

Always and annoyingly revolving around infidelity

-So called infidelity

That started me on a rampage of ridiculing it all

You listened in silence

You said-

And I paraphrase now:

‘I know I can fall in love with

Several people at the same time,

It has happened before and it will happen again

And the way things are going right now

There is a high chance that it will happen again soon’

I lay there stunned

Tears trailing down my cheeks

I ask you to leave

And then, there is darkness

(Here’s is to looking at you, kid)

All exits are blocked

Seatbelts signs have been turned on

Please return to your seats

Emergency landing will commence soon

Water and other drinks will have to wait

Toilets are no longer in use

Please put on breathing masks first,

Before assisting others

And now an announcement from the pilot:

‘Stop it you fucking fool, it’s all fake’