Napoli

there’s something in the air
colder now
there’s nothing quite like
the sensation of solitude
all the while surrounded
via toledo

I climb up to the castle
on top of the city
nothing can touch me there
but I feel it all

down below
I walk past old churches
searching for something
I don’t know what
I feel closer to god
by the sea
mergellina

on the floor
I found a place to cry
everything begins and ends
in the mind
via santa chiara

first I was alone
now I am alive
sacrosanct
madonna
my heart is stronger
than my head

are you frozen?
still unchosen?
ormai

hold on tight
even if it hurts

you can’t pick flowers
or they won’t bloom
you can live your life
however you want to

she said
I don’t want to run anymore
but I do