WHERE I LIVE (DWELLING ON IT)

(Text, Sergio Savioli)

 

 

 

I LIVE BETWEEN BIRTH AND DEATH
BETWEEN THE STORK AND THE EXECUTIONER
MY ADDRESS VERY KINDLY REFERS
TO THE BIRD THAT IS THE BRINGER OF BABIES
BUT MY SEVEN WINDOWS LOOK OUT ON EXTINCTION
BUT MY SEVEN WINDOWS LOOK OUT ON EXTINCTION

WHERE I LIVE
WHERE I LIVE
WHERE I LIVE

 

STILL I FILL THE WINDOW SILLS WITH BOXES
WITH FRAGRANT HERBS THAT GROW AND BLOOM
I SPRINKLE THEIR SAVOURY LEAVES ON DISHES
WHILE SINGING OF LIVING BETWEEN DOOM AND WOMB
MY CELEBRATORY RESIDING REPRISE
BEING VERSES RHYMES AND LINES LIKE THESE

WHERE I LIVE
WHERE I LIVE
WHERE I LIVE

 

NOVEMBER 2006