Daniel Ionita Poems

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1.
Destinies

Like everybody else, Lorelei,
I was portioned a few destinies,
crammed one into the other,
according to some arcane
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2.
A Passing Moment

Her fate was hanging over her head like the sword of Damocles
such as it is sworn to each one of us - such as it will come to pass without fail at some stage.
She sat flabbergasted, frightened deer, stunned in front of the headlights of life.
'It is just a passing moment, a fleeting situation', I said, trying to soothe her.
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3.
I Throw Away The Seconds, The Hours, Weeks And Years

I throw away the seconds, the hours, weeks, and years
and scant, the time is smiling with chubby roundish face
while hiding in betrayal those Gethsemane’s fears,
which in my feverish racket of youth I can’t embrace.
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4.
Lewd Romance

A mighty gladiator of this life,
I carry through the dark a wilted wreath -
like muddy kisses, hanging in the evening,
sewn by some crazy gods in hell beneath,
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5.
Flighty Calligraphy

My words stick to you and I cannot strip them off anymore.
They stick to your body like a calligraphy thousands of years old,
laid down by a Chinese scribe from the emperor's palace,
who did not receive any more news from his sweetheart,
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6.
Like Lilies On The Grave

Like lilies on a grave, a dream in tears,
canary songs for weddings or for wakes;
dull waters fill the swamps and swamp the lakes,
if hope shall die, then gone be all my fears.
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7.
Seat Belt

Why should I strap my seat-belt on, I pray?
I’m not in an airplane,
Nor in a car,
Not even in an ambulance, I have to say...
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8.
Cannibals

Remember the cannibals?
You were telling me to stay calm,
but those automatic cannibals
were hacking from my body chunks
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9.
By Chance

My aunt Rodica's tomcat
never caught a single mouse
because
those mice were much more clever
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10.
Hanging Between The Stars

My heart was left hanging between some stars,
from where hope was snowing,
lonely, towards the surface of the earth.
You were beside me and I was seeing you less and less.
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