Let Venice sink

Photo by Wolfgang

Let Venice sink

She will become

more glorious than Atlantis

Our bittersweet longing for her

will transform into insatiable craving

unrequited love

And unlike the flesh clad unfortunates

she will become more beautiful

more intriguing

more romantic

more stupendous in her decay

Her marvels and splendors

will forever be mourned

and imagined through time

Let Venice sink

Exalt her prestige

Venerate her mystery

Feel her eternal melancholy

Praise and adore her

more than when she was

And so too

will I do

with you

Now that you

are no more