Between Those Two Days

1 years ago

nn027

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Between Two Days

I

She passed by the house

Where the light is turned on, milk drank and one sleeps

And left on the pavement her footprints

Like piano keys

Since then, I bear on my lips

A kiss as large as her forehead

And I am thinking up a word

That will find and recognize her

II

I was born this morning in spite of all statistices about me

And still I am older than the morning and tomorrow

And have forgotten nothing that was

Before my birth

And remember everything that was after my death

And cannot be blamed for anything that happened yesterday

III

I speak

I am silent

A spoken word faces me

Accuses me

I smile

The word returns ashamed to my mouth

My words do not recognise me

IV

I loved her

And met her on the pavement

On the morning of my birth

And was sorry that she existed still yesterday

Branko Miljković