Poems

Mocco Wollert: ‘I like little men’ and ‘Watching Cassandra Sleep’

I like little men I like little men who ride high horses, little women who stop their gallops, small violins louder than storm for small is the power of all. I like little children who stamp big feet, little dogs whose bark shakes the ground small houses tall like the sky for small is bigger than big. I like little planets who dwarf large stars, little moons that fill giant black holes, icy worlds burning the shadows for small is not little but ever big. I like little women who carry the world, little hands holding eternal reigns, little bodies…

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