For
Myself
Don’t be so certain
The person who spent time with you, then did not
Don’t pretend; they changed you
And the person who pledges all their time to you
Don’t be afraid
And the lemons of Sorrento
And the gulls of Capri
And the black sands of Positano
Let them all change you
And the steps of Revello, make no mistake
Each one holds the prayer, “Let me never be the same”
(The limestone hillsides crumble, brightening the
water’s blue)
And the way the Sirenuse lies in the glittering
Tyrrhenian
It has much to teach you
Don’t be so certain
