Sisto Malaspina (29/6/1944—9/11/2018) Sometimes a man is more than a place, more than laminex, tiles and photos Sometimes the smile in a man’s eyes will hold all that’s needed for a whole day Sometimes coffee is the only language a whole city speaks But Sometimes words will not do what they’re supposed to do Sometimes they simply break down and cry when what they know cannot be believed Sometimes even the 6 o’clock news knows nothing it says will ever make any sense at all But Always, Sisto, this city will…
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