Half awake and half asleep,

she saw the child sitting.

Tiled floor

red ball in hand.

Did not look up

didn’t even notice her,

did not hear

did not even blink

the child’s bare focus

was on the red ball

it seemed the world was in

front of him,

it stared back

into his big eyes reflecting the redness

of the ball

what did it mean,

she did not know.

. Bordiga