I
The spider and my life
but an erotic summary
sorrow of the leaf
small organism of nothing.
In each of my corners
a trapped lion
a desperate ant
an extreme shadow of light
and I’m even grayer
than yesterday.
I sweeten time
with a childish Heaven
till the day
one day
that I’ll find courage
in death.
ΙΙ
My time is
a waste of time
in nature.
I don’t become younger
I don’t age
nothing of my heart
touches the stars.
Ill
People who age resemble stones
less sculptured
more and more of faded color.
Passing among them
I get emotional as long as
I can help finish my day.
I pass, I hardly touch anything;
only the birds get startled
by the movement and
fly away to the blue.
I live compassionately
dreams give me shivers
I feel numb.
And all my plans
turn into reality
what little choice I have
when I think of all
the shapes spring takes
all the possibilities of my birth
such little imagination!
*Από το βιβλίο Katerina Anghelaki Rooke, Selecte Poems, Libros Libertad/Ekstasis Edition, 2019. Translation: Manolis Aligizakis.
