Learning Life

By Fabio Manenti

Learning Life is a collection of contemporary poetry which touches on the most disparate themes, with doubt being the red thread in the journey through the so called Life riddle.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Fabio Manenti
• Release date: Aug 9, 2018
• ISBN: 9780463220603

Fabio Manenti

Fabio Manenti, classe 1991, laureato e poi sfruttato. Appassionato di letteratura, cerco di fare della mia passione un lavoro. Aperto a qualsiasi tipo di critica. Reperibile all'indirizzo mail: [e-mail]

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LEARNING LIFE

Fabio Manenti

© 2017 Fabio Manenti

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In base alle leggi sull’editoria, ogni riproduzione di

quest’opera anche parziale e con qualsiasi mezzo

realizzata, è illegale e vietata.

Ogni riferimento a persone esistenti o a fatti

realmente accaduti è puramente casuale.

Foto di copertina:

© 2017 Lucia Ingribelli

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This is me

pulling my head

out of the sand,

unlocking the door,

grabbing my digital pitchfork

and going witch hunting.

Bear with me

my dearest of friends.

*

Patience

It's not that easy

I told her.

Her face

contracted for a moment,

thoughtful.

"But...

but you

and me

can do it together."

A fly buzzed

trying to crush

the ceiling of the room

with its face.

"We need patience,

that's all it takes."

"But I want it

now!"

"Patience and,

if we're lucky,

enough time

to be patient."

She put on

a childish pout.

"I want it

now!"

The clock clicked

some more wasted seconds.

"Look,

honey,

there are things in life

that take time and effort

to..."

"I WANT IT

NOW!

NOW, NOW, NOW!"

The bell rang,

the guy

handed me an anonymous packet.

I gave him

some bills.

WOHOO!

She was

jumping on the bed,

glowing

of a shiny smile,

too young

to contain herself.

We'll leave

patience

for another day.

Tango

Clenching my fists

to preserve the moment,

as I'm laying on the floor

writing

about my emptiness.

Life is a tango

where you try to steal a kiss

from Lady Happiness

'till the end of the song,

cause the next dance

is due to Lady Death.

Some more

"What the fuck

do you expect me

to fight for?

Do not,

I repeat,

DO NOT

call me again.

I won't answer."

Some silence,

the painful type.

"Well,

you can actually try,

and I may

or may not answer,

but you...

this time

you went too far with..."

"Fuck this,

Marie,

you know what it's all about."

She