Goodbye letter to Venice

An unthinked poem

Iam leaving; and this time for good. Please, don’t be sad; don’t make it harder than it already is. Of course it’s my fault, how could it be yours? You already know it, I’ve told you too many times before; I can’t stay for long doing the same. It is surely not because of you, it is just that I need to grow, meet new people, see new places!

I will never forget you, and be certain to always be in my heart. Whenever I hear, read or know something about you, I’ll remind those golden days. Good gelatos and afternoon caffes are not something to be easily replaced.

I will never forget the way you looked at dawn, reflecting sparks of life on your blue watery eyes. So fresh, so calm, when everyone sleept and you smoothly talked. I’ll never forget the way you smell, and … god! The first time that we’ve met! I still remember it as if it was yesterday. This year passed like a dream to me, I swear…

Everybody talked so much ; I’ve had already heard so many things about you, but somehow still managed to surprise me…. And so you did, every day, right up until the very end, showing always a new face, a different trait every now and then. So elegant and charming, so sexy, deep and mysterious: the whole deal. I know it might sound cheesy, but still I say: I’ve always felt like home while around your waist.

But please, don’t cry. You know you’re prettier when you smile, when the sun is up in the sky and it brightly shines. Do you know what my greatest fear is? Knowing that I’ll never find anything like you. You are truly unique my dear, but not perfect. With that moody character changing according to the moon, and that humor we all have to bear. But you know what , you were perfect to me, and that is all that I cared.

I will never be able to thank you enough for everything, dear Venice, for every valuable lesson, big or small. It was certainly not an easy task, but without your help, I could have never become who now I am.

I want to say sorry for my mistakes.As usual, I have always thought to have more time than what I really did. Sorry for the times that I took you for granted, you’re way too beautiful and delicate to be treated like that. But you know, I’m a male, and I’ve only learned to love as we men do…. I know -you don’t even have to say — it is such a brutal and stupid way.

As a last request, I just want you to take care. It would be a shame to see you fall, especially for one of those who just look for weekend games. You are more than pretty my dear, an easy prey; and so you deserve more: You need to be taken care of, understood. You need people that value what you are and what you can give, and not belittle you for what you do not.

Sincerely yours,

A.

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