Roman arches - Tomas Transtromer
Inside the great Roman Church the tourists found themselves
in the semi-darkness.
Vaults beyond vaults
Flickering candles.
There, the voice of a faceless angel caught me - filled me
vhispering into my very body:
"Do not feel ashamed human, be proud!
Inside you, vaults are opening and new vaults beyond these - forever.
Never will it stop. Never shall it stop."
Blinded by tears I stumbeled out on the sunny piazza
together with with Mr and Mrs Jones, Master Tanaka and
Signora Sabatini
and inside all of them vaults beyond vaults were opening - forever.
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