The Flow of Time

For Roberto Alifano

Watching flames gradually dieI’ve had this experience:Nothing but a thicker blackengulfs the seawater in the abyss of consciousnessI make a tiny discoveryTime emerges only in blank spaceOtherwise we have to witnesshow shadows lengthen, and the sun’s raysare cast into gold coins. In the world,even though countless people have diedthese pieces of glimmering gold metal are still aliveHowever, this isn’t proofthat they can only go on surviving forever