Nonsense in the evening
Sad and apathetic, I abandoned myself to nonsense
As I was supposed to be someone with no state of mind
Indeed, I had no aims or plans
I felt like a dead leaf falling from a tree
I felt like a pinwheel that spins empty under the influence of the wind
Was I supposed to feel something other than discontent?
It might be as I was listening to the birds singing in the tree
And so the evening passed like the flowing of a quiet river
Unperturbed by what was around me
Because the abyss of anguish was enticing me
Trapping me in a dungeon of sorrow and dismay
As I had the certitude that there was no hope for me
Dreaming and deluding myself has always dragged me into a labyrinth of darkness and decay
A storm of turmoil invested me
Leaving me astray
Faraway from any horizon of sanity
Emptiness became my realm of fancy
Although I have always aspired to belong to a different kingdom
Where the dust of stars would fall over me
Enlighting me with their comforting and candid glow
The towering and outstanding sight of my nightmares was hypnotising me
And I could not avoid to flee from them
As they cast a wicked spell on me
To eternally suffer from all the most ominous hoaxes
Shuttered windows were in front of me
The windows to my dreams and desires were cruelly sealed
Nonsense in the evening was my special date
No stars were present in my nocturnal sky
No moon was there to wait for me
All my sparkling wishes faded into the infinite decadence
Because I belonged only to decadence and I longed to be surrounded by dust of decay
The decay of my wisdom and certainty was the only certitude I cherished in my treasure chest
And all that could remain in my heart was nonsense in the evening of my day.
Elisabetta