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Aria to the Night

Updated: Jul 27

Urbino, Italy © 2019 Marieke de Koker
Urbino, Italy © 2019 Marieke de Koker

Hello my stranger

My not-stranger

It’s easy to see your pain and scars

As you bask in moonlight 

And hide in the dark


I don’t see purple

You are the color of dark chocolate

And ebony

Or the dazzling night sky 


I cannot read the shapes of your stars

I don’t know your story

But I can feel it


Can you feel mine too?

You who think I’m proud

You who think I’m intelligent

You don’t know

Behind my smiles and bright eyes

The depth of my darkness


© 2024 Marieke de Koker



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