INCUBO						

L'enorme mostro bianco					
solcava docile l'acqua						
da levante a ponente.						
Sembrava stanco.						

Al mio fianco la gente					
teneva lo sguardo						
fisso verso nord.						
Sul gigante possente.
						
Niente, nemmeno un suono					
rompeva il silenzio						
mentre lui avanzava						
a passo d'uomo.						

Aspettavo immobile						
il momento in cui						
mi avrebbe visto.						
Ma continuò inarrestabile.					

Verso angoli bui 						
dove mai 							
osai spingermi.						
Mai.		

						

(English translation)

NIGHTMARE

The huge white monster
was gently cutting through the water
from east to west.
It seemed to be tired.

				The people next to me
had a fixed stare
towards the north.
On the mighty giant.

Nothing, not even one sound
was breaking the silence
while it was moving forward
dead slow.

I was standing still, waiting
for the moment in which
he would have seen me.
But it moved on, inexorable.

Towards dark corners
where I never 
dared to venture.
Never.