Colore Nero
“colore nero”
When the colour
was sucked out
of our breath
our worlds
waited for
3
ecstatic
prophecy
Taigi
we
turned
our backs
waiting
like zombies
in long lines
we returned home
closed ourselves in
waited in our cribs
for our
curtains to call
black ball white ball
curtains drawn
not a peep
awake unable to sleep
bees wax blessed
trying to remember
childhood prayers
by then
in those days of darkness
not many believed in ghosts
QR codes
granted an audience
with the shadows’ host
counting numbers
angels denied
beasts blessed
dark nights
dark days
roll called
waiting for the light
and long forgotten
last minute heroes
by then
in those days of darkness
not many believed in ghosts
anarchy reigned
in the time of
colore nero
(LadyLabyrinth / 2022)
“Heaven and Hell” / Kanye West
https://youtu.be/XKWcAsT8Sqc
3 Days of Darkness
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Days_of_Darkness
https://www.virgosacrata.com/three-days-of-darkness.html
666
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_of_the_beast
https://faculty.wts.edu/posts/why-is-the-number-of-the-beast-666/
Nero
https://penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/gladiators/nero.html
Anarchism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarchism
Anarchism and Religion
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarchism_and_religion
https://www.oklahoman.com/article/3325929/anarchist-neednt-be-anti-christ
Italian/ colore nero
English/ colour black
LYRICS/"Heaven & Hell", Kanye West
https://genius.com/Kanye-west-heaven-and-hell-lyrics
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