Wings of Desire
Wings of Desire
Camels and grapes and gems
all around
as if this were an oasis,
but my arms are full of light,
my eyes see only light
I mean I can detect,
inspect, get past the cameras
at the school door,
pick up the poems
of children and drop more poems
into their light-filled arms.
They see me I see them
but all the rest is veiled by light.
You think I’m “being a poet,”
but the camels, the gems, the hotdog stand
are illusions. The light its absence,
are not. I mean they were are
always will be real.
Colombo at the food truck talking
to ein Engel: “I can’t see you,
but I know you’re here.”
Camels and fruits, flowers and gems, though,
fingers and mouths and eyes.
Even Wenders’ black and white film
burst into color at the circus.
S. Robbins, from Readings
My all time forever favorite movie. Of course.
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