True love is like a steaming iron
- Pasquale Puleo
- Dec 31, 2019
- 1 min read
Updated: Jul 8, 2025
Ferro da Stiro
Col ferro da stiro
In mano
Con una camicia
Bianca
Mi sussurrava,
“Abbi coraggio,
Sii forte!”
Il buio circondava
Il silenzio
Sotto la lampadina dondolante
Sul letto bianco
Il lamento
Senza parole
Mi tendeva
la mano
Per compagnia
Steaming Iron
With a steam iron
In her hand
Wearing a white
Shirt
She whispered,
“Have courage,
Be Strong!”
The dark surrounded
The silence
Under the dangling light bulb
On the white bed
A lament
Without words
Stretched her hand
And kept me
Company
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