too good at dreaming
the maggots are never
dirty
even though they
live in
filth
their whiteness
remains
immaculate somehow
They reach out and
emerge
wiggling from the
rotten flesh. Either
searching for
the meaning of
life
or offering an answer
to it
It was hard to decide
watching
them from above
but the younger the
eye, the blinder
to reality
“I like this one,” said
the little girl,
touching and caressing
the back of one
not much slimmer than
her finger. “I think I'll name
him Bread. I like
bread.”
“Me too,” said the boy. “And
I like... this
one.” He pointed at another
just as big. I'll name
her... Mother. Because
I miss her.”
“Oh, me too.”
“She told us that a day
will come
when we'll have to be
the ones
taking care of her.”
“Oh, but when will
that day come?”
“I don't know. Maybe when
she gets back
home.”
“It's been so long.”
“Yeah...”
“What do we do until then? The
white fairies have
taken over
all our food.”
“They're still our friends.
And guests.”
“I just wish
mother was here to see
them.”
“She'll be back.”
“What do we do until
then?”
The little boy had no
answer.
There was nothing else to
do but hold on
to the diseased hands
of time
and keep on dreaming
They were simply too
good at it
***
INSTAGRAM: