THE WEIGHT OF THINGS
by Albert Russo
How much can one endure?
what amount of pain
can a person take
before s/he collapses?
see the little girl
whose heart broke
as she watched her ragdoll
fall into the lake
or the street urchin
who swore he would never
go back home after
the last beating
his drunken father gave him
remember the haggard looks
on those emaciated faces
behind the barbed wire
of a concentration camp
or Marilyn Monroe
shrieking in the middle
of the desert, in The Misfits
when one of the men
began lassoing a mustang
with all his might
how much can one endure,
yes, how much?
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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=
