to my grandparents

[Guest guest]

The Weeping Madonna

 

 

at that very hour my neighbours,

who were curious, amazed and in a hurry,

were gathering in the church,

to witness the miracle they'd heard about by word of mouth,

the Weeping Madonna,

i rushed there too but the throng prevent me of entering,

full of fear and curiosity,

everyone was talking about the miracle,

this was the only Weeping Madonna in the whole city,

and this was a lot for our,

small and paltry neighbourhood,

i entreated them to let me in,

i wanted to see,

but they just shoved me and trod on me,

until i hurt so much i too started weeping,

but suddenly,

when they saw me weeping,

they all formed a circle around me and,

little by little began to move away from me,

they were upset and left me alone in the center,

of a constantly growing circle,

and i wept and wept,

weeping until i turned into a tiny,

little spot in the public square,

Meanwhile,

they'd gone, they vanished in the nearby streets,

slammering:

" The Weeping Madonna "