By
SHERI D.
WILSON
Sexy Madonna from Florence
for Raffaella D’Elia
Sexy Madonna from Florence
stands before me, in the after-hour
street lamp torch, on cobbles of curb
in that crazy Bard-o-space twixt theatre and life;
she stands opposite me, on stones of ancient lane
rife with Lorca in her veinsand the gypsy flamenco clapping
and plumes of palmas dust rising
and the zapateado heel snapping, and the deep song
shadow of Duende blood rapping—
ghosts around and between us, cante jondo;
like a dancing spirit — it
hangs over our heads
like the agony of an animal with three spears
in its side, it hangs over our heads
like a blindfolded poet with seven rifles aimed
at his heart; it hangs over our heads, like the single
word: Fire!
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