Absence
I shall keep your absence alive
during the moments
I search
for something
imaginary or real
when, in vain,
I try to locate
your absence
in the crevasse
of my mind where
it takes flesh and blood
and begs me
never to deny it
Orange
Absence
I shall keep your absence alive
during the moments
I search
for something
imaginary or real
when, in vain,
I try to locate
your absence
in the crevasse
of my mind where
it takes flesh and blood
and begs me
never to deny it
Manolis Aligizakis 