AY

not straight, not curly
not fashioned, not unthought of
two of the many contradictions
you could ever represent
you're beautiful yet intelligent
but still you are social
introverted, extroverted, they're all the same
when it comes to you
your skin, unique makes you glow
short eyelashed make your eyes pop out
how can you say you're not precious?
I could put you in my pocket
and try my hardest to make you happy
because that's what you do for me
without knowing, your happiness fulfills me
and it's genuine because you don't know

Piaccere

Your strange eyes meet mine but look away,
do you ever wonder what you would say
if I walked up to you and straight-up asked
what is your story? What is your past?
What is your future or do you not look ahead?
in the past year, how many tears have you shed?
how many nosebleeds that have made you red?
how many lollipops that have deadly lead?

Do you believe in love or are you rationally-minded?
if the latter, do you believe love could be blinded?
When did you last have sex?
or thought of tyranesaurus rex?
do you see yourself as calm
or are you an exploding bomb?

So why look away when our strange eyes meet?
our dynamic shouldn't remain a blank canvas sheet.
Look back at my eyes and ask me who I am
and I promise I'll tell you all that I can.

Calm

Stop, drop, breathe.
Hear the bells, smell the smells,
have some faith in the human race,
don't live a lie, just live a lot.
I don't think you should have though
so much about time, just let the sun shine.
Stop walking, stop talking
just stop, drop, and breathe.
Where's the fire or are you a liar?
You shouldn't worry so please don't hurry
life is what you make it, fast or slow,
it should be fun, I hope you know.
So stop, drop and breathe
when the flames get higher
because your breath's an extinguisher
to get rid of that fire.

What I Love About Siena

-talking to strangers isn't strange
- you aren't the first to do anything
-sitting down hours at a time is common
-the antiquity and modern styles put together would confuse an American architect
-the diverse styles
-easy access
-you can get lost but still know where you are
- you're expected to get fat at 45
-the men are bold and have no fear
- there's magnum ice cream (phallically-shaped)
- they have pene pasta
- the men love and respect their mothers
-AMAZING NOSES (eye-candy!)
- you're sure to find home-made everything
- everyone goes out every night
- every hand gesture means something different
- there are no sidewalks or roads but there are people and cars
-every nonna is your nonna
- smiles are contagious. All feelings are because here, everyone feels something.
- even the scaffoldings look ancient
-it's not a whole other planet

Look Around

I never knew how many shades of green there were, or how purple can appear green so easily.
Against the blue sky, it appears as a canvas, a painting with 3D effects.
And all the beige, taupe, mauve, pale yellow, dark white, light grey, pink bricks which make up the cozy homes
add to a photographer's most beautiful dream.
I sit across from a golden door
across from a rare breed of fuschia flowers and white ones too on my pink and brown cushion
which both seem to look the same.
Everything here is equal;
everyone here is equal:
green ramp; black, white, tan, red-tiled floor; people; tourists; you; me; him; and her.

When in Siena

Being a tourist isn't only about the shopping
be a tourist! follow the signs that direct you towards a swarm of crowds
As the natives in your pitiful accents where il "Dom-o" is
or the "Pizza de camp-o"
Should it matter?
You're there to view the incredulous ancient story-telling broken bits of battles fought:
the sights.

Be a tourist! Wear your crocs, but if you want to be cultural or you want to meet new people,
wear your confidence like you would a Gucci bag:
with pride.