The broken girl (translation below)

Hope you like it.

Quale rancore custodisci?

I tuoi occhi implorano un pianto

Che l'orgoglio soffoca sul nascere.

Cosa ti turba, angelo senz'ali

E spegne la luce delle tue chiome

E rattrista il cielo per empatia?

Stringi la mano che ora ti tendo,

Con tutte le mie forze ti sottrarro

Al dirupo nel quale sprofondi.

TRANSLATION

What rancour do you guard?

Your eyes beg for a crying

Your pride smothers immediately.

What bothers you, wingless angel

And switch off your hair*

And make the sky sad for empathy?

Hold the hand that I'm offering you,

With all my might I'll set you free

From the cliff* where you're falling.

*= She had blond hair but it looked so "switched off"

*= The cliff obviously stands for whatever is bothering her.

Author's Note

Written in Italian.
Inspired by a woman I saw in a bus a couple of days ago. Her look was so sad, she looked so broken that I just wanted to hug her and help her somehow, obviousluìy I couldn't, I was a stranger to that person !! Still, what I could do, coming back home, was to write about it :)

Reviews

[Call_Me_Miss_Imperfect]

Oh gosh. You have such a kind heart to want to care for even a stranger. That is too sweet of you. I love the concern and sympathy you show for the blond hair woman. I am glad that you add the side notes for the people, such as me, that are clueless on the meaning behind it. I love to read the Author's Note and find out more about the poem. Keep writing and don't stop being such a nice human being. :)

[外人 (Gaijin)]

Thank you, indeed, for such kind compliments :)

[Call_Me_Miss_Imperfect]

You're welcome :) anytime.

[TL Boehm]

I've seen those types - switched off hair and switched off lives. Well penned.

[Inda]

Another great piece driven by fantastic immagery and very creative too, many write about this; coming to someone's aide, but not quite like this. Great write!

[kublakhan27]

This is an amazing piece...so much emotion in a small group of lines, and some truly stunning imagery...gorgeous work :)

[Leslie Philibert]

Like this too, the way you turn the verb into a noun in L2, great (crying)

[Vidya Bacchus]

It is amazing how we can be touched by a fleeting moment.You have penned this with so much emotion and feeling my friend :)