Only Rome could make me this dramatic...

Somewhere in these ancient walls I fell
peacefully tumbling
down
and
down
giving myself up completely to be
thrown into the whirlwind
of loud faces and even louder truths.
Here I am
your willing slave
ready to crawl across filthy floors
and sleep in your sun.
The streets vibrate with each step I take
humming a tune that I've heard
somewhere in my dreams.
I hold on so tightly
careful not to let one single drop
slide through my fingers,
prepared to drink and bathe and soak
in this dirty water.
I'm ready for you to grab me again
and squeeze me so hard I just might
be crushed, but even with my last breath I'd say
'Bury me within these walls.'