ECHOES OF THE FLESH
by Albert Russo
Do you hear that sound
the clicking in your entrails
like the distant rumble of war?
Picture the battles being waged
inside your body
the blood cells colliding
in the midst of a snow storm
Is it Napoleon’s troops
falling like pegs
at the gates of Moscow
or the last German battalions
being decimated
in the deadliest of a Russian winter?
The echo grows louder
until it fills every inch
of your bones
You try to move a leg
a gesture repeated
a million times by rote
but suddenly your limbs
refuse to obey
history has a way
of taking its revenge
some call it karma
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About Albert Russo
Biography
Albert Russo who has published worldwide over 70 books of poetry, fiction and photography, in English and in French, his two mother-tongues, is the recipient of many awards, such as The American Society of Writers Fiction Award, The British Diversity Short Story Award, several New York Poetry Forum Awards, Amelia Prose and Poetry awards and the Prix Colette, among others. His work has been translated into a dozen languages, including German, Italian, Spanish, Greek, Turkish, Bengali and Polish, and broadcast by the World Service of the BBC, publishing on the five continents, in 25 countries. He has also garnered several prizes for his photography books, Indie Excellence awards, among others. He was also a member of the 1996 jury for the prestigious Neustadt International Prize for Literature which often leads to the Nobel Prize of Literature., email: albert.russo@orange.fr, Visit his three literary websites:, www.albertrusso.eu, www.albertrussobilingual.com, www.authorsden.com/albertrusso, Researchers and students of literature may now, access the Albert Russo Literary Archives, in Brussels, Belgium, the capital of the European Union:, ARCHIVES & MUSÉE DE LA LITTÉRATURE, Bibliothèque Royale Albert Ier, Boulevard de l'Empereur 4 - B1000 Bruxelles - Belgique, search / rechercher: Auteur Albert Russo, http://217.19.236.211/plumefx/public/plume.asp?nomid=215&pa=
