Time
You said you will go to the island
to enjoy the sea
for a few days while
I had to stay behind pounding
my heartbeats-seconds
on the anvil of time
you said you planned to go
to the island, to enjoy the sea
for a few days while
I remained here
with the clock’s echo
hardened quartz pounding
on the temples of my mind
Manolis Aligizakis 