“They will look at you without recognizing you
they will listen to you without hearing you”
Excerpt from the poem The Faces of You, Coffee Stains on My Books, Stefania Lucchetti 2024
Purchase the book to read the full poem.
The poem The Faces of You is a reflection on identity, on how others perceive us, and on the many facets that make up who we are. It describes the isolation that can arise when those around us see only a superficial reflection of what we are, and how we change over time, while remaining blind to the depth and complexity we carry within. The resulting feeling is one of being invisible, despite being observed.
Often, others choose to see only a fragment of us, a single aspect or role, the part that is most immediately understandable, requiring no effort to comprehend. Yet, identity is a mosaic of faces, of changes, of nuances.
It is a poem about the complexity and authenticity of being, an identity that cannot be trapped in a single image but continues to flow and evolve.
Purchase the Italian version: Macchie di caffè sui miei libri (Albatros 2024).
