and if the last word

and if the last word is a flower or a leaf, it will not  matter 
I will await the verdict without fear, 
I already know that I’m guilty 
guilty and with few extenuating circumstances 
guilty 
guilty of having caused the greatest pain 
the one of the huge emptiness
the immense absence 

absence 
the last word 

and if the last word is a flower or an Autumn leaf, it will not matter 
the pain will be the same 
the wound will heal, yes 
but the scar will mark the time that remains 
from here to eternity 

Marco Bo
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