Peace likes no shouting, but petals scaling off
the shadowy glue of our tomorrow
it reaches us ‘till roots are bleeding
our knotted faces piling up
stares of fear and full despair
the glamorous stanza of hope
remains untouched, the eye is leaking so ferociously
tomorrow will not come
if you don't take this leap of faith
open your eyes to another day
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Peace
by Aldo Quagliotti
Aldo Quagliotti is an Italian poet living in London, UK. He's the author of Japanese Tosa (London Poetry Books), Confessions of a Pregnant Man (AllienBuddha Press), and Incubi&Succubi (Dumpster Fire Press). His poems have been rewarded in Italy, Brazil, the USA, Canada, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. You can find his work in important anthologies such as Paper Therapy, Yawp!, The Essential Anthology, Murmurations, Poetical Word, and Poetry in the Time of Coronavirus. Several webzines and magazines have published his work, such as INNSÆI, U-rights, Credo Espoir, Parousia, Poetica Review, and many more. Aldo has represented the Poetry Corner at the Kensington + Chelsea Art Week -2020,2021 and 2022 editions.
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