foto Sona-Khadi Ndiaye

long time ago
someone told me
that angels
do not have shadows

and they do not live
on my street...

but the shadow of my Angel
sags from my blood...

this is how it was written
for my last breath:

keep the shadow
fasten onto body
so the Angel
won’t hurt it
while descending
into heart

Translation to English by Luminita Suse

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