Fish Out of Water - Human Out of Mind
- Pasquale Puleo
- Feb 15, 2020
- 1 min read
Updated: Jul 8
Il Pesce
Stanco di una vita
Spenta nel travaglio
Rincorso dal desiderio
Di cercare 'vita'
Si ritrovo’
Nell’abbisso dei suoi sogni
Incontro’ il tempo eterno
E comincio’ a vivere
[Per nonno, papa’ Antonino]
The Fish
Weary of a life
Muffled by anguish
Chased by the desire
Of searching 'life'
Awoke in the abyss of dreams
And face to face with endless time
Began to live
[For grandpa, dad, Antonino]
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