Our Day in Fiesole

by John Ammirati

What do you remember about our day in Fiesole? I remember lots of Jesus paintings and one imposing cemetery, and I remember your jeans being soaked through with period blood. I remember the view of Florence from the hills; pink and golden hues; a towering history that we were now a part of. I remember crying as we walked toward the church because I realised your happiness no longer depended on me. I remember a priest, who was about my age at the time, watching us from the entrance of the church, sheltered from the newly-broken rain. I wondered if he envied us, or whether he was glad that he had avoided the miseries of romantic love.

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John Ammirati was born in 1982, lives in Manchester, England and sings for the band Amida.