Aforeward
written by: Maurizio Brancaleoni
our remains will feed feral flowers
one fateful morrow
when an Osiris of microplastics conglomerates
in a lake of exhausted sunflower oil
on the shores Titans of insoluble garbage
peerless pasture for posthistoric parasites
dionysically a-raging in their intoxication
a silicon vale
with dolmens of best-before objects
seamlessly merging with flushed waste
to compact into everlasting Irminsuls
Towers of Babel
that shall be brought down no more
the whole expanse of ocean
a vast irremediable pool of chemicals
an all-melting Tartarus
whose fluorescence will be enhanced
by lethal UV radiation
what’s left of humankind
an excellent source of nitrogen
Writer and translator, Maurizio Brancaleoni has been widely published in several journals and anthologies. He has a bilingual blog where he posts literary gems, interviews and translations - Leisure Spot on Blogger.
Latest posts by Maurizio Brancaleoni (see all)
- Summer Haiku - September 1, 2024
- Aforeward - April 22, 2023
