Fossanova
We are all stuffed
full of Benedict and Francis;
Italian pizza and due rosso.
Empty again
after a triple time attempt
to make the 9:30 to Termini.
Missing the train
in darkness and sweat
in any case.
Taking up residence
on benches obscuring them
in exhausted submission:
slouching bodies listing there
between South and North
under lamps hung high
deep in long shadows.
Across the North rails
the station sits in strips of yellow light
obscuring the structure
cutting up the town
into random syllables.
South and North trains
envelop in roars of mocking wind
erasing existence in their length;
stopping time in their duration.
On to Termini:
the Metro rocks in darkness.
Lights flicker past in explosions.
Silver Creek State Forest Campground
September 2, 2015
Roma Series
@2015 Bossanova — Joseph Yarbrough
Reproduction prohibited without written permission
full of Benedict and Francis;
Italian pizza and due rosso.
Empty again
after a triple time attempt
to make the 9:30 to Termini.
Missing the train
in darkness and sweat
in any case.
Taking up residence
on benches obscuring them
in exhausted submission:
slouching bodies listing there
between South and North
under lamps hung high
deep in long shadows.
Across the North rails
the station sits in strips of yellow light
obscuring the structure
cutting up the town
into random syllables.
South and North trains
envelop in roars of mocking wind
erasing existence in their length;
stopping time in their duration.
On to Termini:
the Metro rocks in darkness.
Lights flicker past in explosions.
Silver Creek State Forest Campground
September 2, 2015
Roma Series
@2015 Bossanova — Joseph Yarbrough
Reproduction prohibited without written permission