Resist by Francesca Acquaviva | One Poem Only

One Poem Only · Feb 24, 2026 · 2m

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Resist

Francesca Acquaviva

A burning wick

of resistance

in two seas

of indifference

bitter coffee

with the sweetness

of the vehemence

with which the wind

whispers

I resist

to desire

in more than one head

to become

clovers

to sew together

the pages

the speakers

the soft notes

tables pushed together

close

while on the napkins

one knits

a valid

future

to embroider

to knit

the handfuls

of grains

to be sand

a free beach

we have lit

we want to light

among the ruins

the fingerprints

the encephalogram

the commas still

stained with…