Paris, Paris, Paris.

Nights & Terrors – Derval Blake, 2013

As the vampire released from the stake
you’ll burst in flames above parisians roofs
and in the coldness of the Seine banks
you’ll breathe out the fool.
The black water will draw reflections erasing your errors
and you’ll understand Van Gogh and all his nights and terrors.
You’ll say Paris over and over and over again
For among the heart still remains
a certain clarity and stubborn hope.