Marco has the gift of invisibility, writes
poetry, aunt Varvara is a vegetarian
vampire, an uneasy combination, I
sigh happily, exactly the kind of family
I want to read about, poet Marco knows
invisibility is a prerequisite when exposing
feelings and thoughts, today I am invisible
also, wearing my earphones
To block sounds of conflict as Jane, not
humble and obedient, rebels against the
guidance supplied by June who does not
understand the inability of her latest student
To submit to rules of any kind, to comprehend
bureaucracy is a game of snakes and ladders,
you throw the dice to be swallowed by the
snake of humiliation until you ascend
Another ladder, only to fall and lose your life…
Adèle Geras “The Fantora Family Photographs”
Hamish Hamilton 1993 - Quotes from pp.1-4
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
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