Is it not possible
To order coffee
And also save the seat
To order coffee
And also save the seat
Instead to watch the people
Infused with Italian style
At the end of this retreat
A retreat into art
A retreat into religion
A retreat into a great many gelatos
A retreat into religion
A retreat into a great many gelatos
It is not possible
To leave one’s bags
In the departure hall
Instead to go on walkabout
To cast one’s eyes
While listening for the boarding call
Then to catch the prize
Of a backwards falling table
Never known to admit to defeat
The disdain of it all
Nowhere to set down one’s feet
Between here and Pisa’s final gate
