In the bareness and equivalence
Of a look
We’ll don dependence
From head to toe
Spasmodically we’ll allow
Some skin to be seen
And some wind to enter the mouth
And out through the nostrils
Like tobacco smoke
In the pink colour of an internal pile
Our feet will trail fears
With the excuse as usual
And as is natural
That it’s the domestic animals
We are taking out
To deposit their need in the street

When our fears are frightened
By being exposed
They’ll wind their tails round the neck
As a conspicuous collar
And pose as
Well-bred cats

In time they’ll eat us up
And not a scratch
No damage
No meowing
Afterwards we’ll take out our hands
To touch the almond trees
Hanging with white promises
But the husks will be so heavy
That in baritone
The hugs will arise
And the celestial
Yes

*Το ποίημα προέρχεται από τη συλλογή “ακρογωνιαία πορεία στο και”, εκδόσεις ΣΑΙΞΠΗΡΙΚόΝ, Θεσσαλονίκη 2012. Μετάφραση στην Αγγλική: Γιάννης Γκούμας.