Poem of the day. Blaga Dimitrova
di
Redazione Italia, May 16, 2016
Redazione Italia, May 16, 2016
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Write each of your poems
as if it were your last.
In this century,
saturated with strontium,
saturated with strontium,
charged with terrorism,
flying with supersonic
speed,
speed,
death comes with
terrifying suddenness.
terrifying suddenness.
Send each of your words
like a last letter
before execution,
before execution,
a call carved on a
prison wall.
prison wall.
You have no right to
lie,
lie,
no right to play pretty
little games.
little games.
You simply won’t have
time
time
to correct your
mistakes.
mistakes.
Write each of your
poems,
poems,
tersely, mercilessly,
with blood — as if it
were your last.
were your last.
