For a young prostitute
He tells her, he loves her
and beats her heart
every bruise a deepening
on her skinny arse
her just formed breasts.
You understand, he loves her,
she knows that
as she steps into the dark, damp night
sliding in and out of cars,
her tiny body a slot-machine.
You understand, he loves her,
and she knows that
to the sound of a punters sigh,
her child-hood laughter
disappearing down her throat.
They found her in a ditch
with sludge in her hair
Her epitaph reads:
time of death unknown
place of death unknown.
You understand, he loved her.
You understand, she believed him.
Voce: Agneta Falk
Musicisti: Filippo Gambetta (organetto diatonico) Claudio De Angelis (chitarra acustica)
(Napolipoesia nel Parco, 2005).
