don't fall asleep -


(whispers melting on your ears



as you drift away

gently

from those moments



where lips were made for kissing)

oh! look at the birds,
listen - they never complain
when it is raining

the primacy of the composer

of things


(the voice)



the voice through which

pastiche becomes parody -

who is giving the narrative?


consistency


unsung banalities



but the question remains

what happened



to the plural.

anticipation


structure


frustration
insecurity



potential


confidence



conversation



learning
leading


integrity



engagement



friendship         (love)


collaboration


listening
connectivity
community



(ownership?)


context


performance




reflection


(light)




experience



possibilities






beginnings

μια ξέγνοιαστη προσπάθεια


εκκένωσης συναισθημάτων

αποτυγχαίνει

(αμυδρά)

καθώς

ένα γλυκό αεράκι


σιωπηλά σου ψιθυρίζει


πως



αν τρομάξεις


και φύγεις μακριά


μερικές στιγμές μονάχα



αρκούν





να σε φιλήσω








(μείνε)

στιγμές μοναχικές

και σπάνιες


ζεσταίνουνε με έρωτα

τις μέρες που (μέσ'στους ήχους
της γαλήνης)

χάνεσαι

και μαζί σου


η σκιά

του φιλιού της

an escalated moment of existence


your lips against
the sound which softly
caresses the mountains

whispering frail existences
to lose yourself

in the still of
the night

(her kiss)

and its imminent end