Bisogni

«This thoughts I must not think of,

dreams I can't make sense of; 

I need you to tell me it's ok».

(When Anger Shows, ‘An End Has A Start’, Editors, 2007)

Fortificazione.

«I am the coast defence,
I am the city wall,
stealing pounds and pence
from you all».

(da Bricks and Mortar, 'In These Lights and On This Evening', Editors, 2009)

Ancora sulla poetica dei luoghi

«These dark pubs we drink in / Somehow light up when I'm with you»

(da Fall, 'The Back Room', Editors, 2005)

Posti.

«Damn this place makes a boy out of me».

(da The Boxer, 'In This Light and On This Evening', Editors, 2009)

Muri.

«Pour salt water on the wound,
this home is more than bricks and mortar».

(da Bricks and Mortar, 'In This Light and On This Evening', Editors, 2009)

«[T]rionfava la marmaglia; non era noja, la sua; era propriamente schifo di vivere».

(Luigi Pirandello, I vecchi e i giovani, 1913)