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Cobblestones cold beneath my boots
The pool reflects a wrong sunrise
No steam from cups, no tourist routes
Just black water, deep as lies
I know the rhythm of the tide
But this pool has no moon to pull
It swallows light, refuses sky
A stomach full, but never full
I guard the anomaly at dawn
Where Rome sleeps on, unaware
The water shows what shouldn't spawn
And I am the only one who cares
Shutters closed on Via del Corso
The Spanish Steps are empty stone
But here the surface burns like phosphorus
A second Rome I watch alone
I guard the anomaly at dawn
Where Rome sleeps on, unaware
The water shows what shouldn't spawn
And I am the only one who cares
Fifty years I kept the lamp turning
Through gales that screamed like wounded gulls
This duty asks for no fuel burning
Just patience where the anomaly pulls
A barista unlocks a heavy door
The hiss of steam cuts through the air
The pool flinches, shows an ocean floor
Then settles back to Rome's despair
Tourists come with cameras ready
They see a fountain, nothing strange
I log the shift, keep my hand steady
This square has edges that can change
I guard the anomaly at dawn
Where Rome wakes up, unaware
The water shows what shouldn't spawn
And I am the only one who cares
Yes I am the only one who cares
The logbook's full, the coffee's hot
Another dawn, another watch
