“Been given birth”
In your womb I was no slave
I was made one in the very moment
my nakedness was uprooted
out of your violated fissure
and lifted up into this world of pain
branded new born
loaded with an unwanted faith
I struggle hidden
behind the veil of your superfluous blessing
“Messa al mondo”
Nel vostro ventre non ero schiava
Fui resa tale nell’attimo in cui
la mia nudità fu sradicata
dalla vostra fessura violata
e sollevata in questo mondo di pena
Neotata marchiata
vessata da una fede non richiesta
lotto nascosta
dietro il velo della tua benedizione superflua
29 September 2001
Erminia Passannanti
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