Matteo Nerbi

Night-time

It was hard for me, yesterday, the night.

In my dreamy travels, this time, I got the sea.

A dark sea, tinged with stormy darkness,

That dragged me away from You.

So much so that I woke up, sweating with anguish,

hoping it was only a dream.

And I searched for You, between those sheets, surrendering,

in the end, that You were not there.

And the relief of Your voice would have been enough for me, but,

in such a nocturnal moment,

it was arduous even to imagine it.

So, to ease my torments, in that silent darkness,

I imagined Your breath in sleep.

Biographical note

Matteo Nerbi was born in 1976 in Carrara, and still resides there, practicing as a civil lawyer.

He published his first book of long tales (titled “Utrum e altri racconti di Voce Narrante,”

GFE publisher) in February 2024, which received thirteen literary awards, in different

events, also getting a first place in the competition “Premio Internazionale Di Arte

Letteraria – La Via Dei Libri Città Di Pontremoli – Edition 2024.”

Always in love with music, particularly blues piano, which he practices for his own

pleasure, he often invokes what he called the “musical metaphor” in his writings.

Matteo Nerbi is also dedicated in writing poetry, and his poem Nottetempo at the end of

February 2024 will receive its third award.

He is currently engaged in drafting a new work, along the lines of the previous “Utrum,”

and will be a member of the jury of the next edition of the “Premio Internazionale Di Arte

Letteraria – La Via Dei Libri Città Di Pontremoli