AGATA LINEK
PARALYSIS
careful to
the limits and non-limits
up to the
end of existence and non-existence
we prefer
to step back
just in
case
to live
usual life not to change anything
we live in
illusion of time standing still
but it
always brings us nearer to the end
of
everything to nothing
and we,
for this particle of time
perhaps
given to us by a sheer chance
cells
jointed together by a strange coincidence
we are
afraid to live a life
YOU LOVE FOR NOTHING
a gentle
touch after a misty day
a smile in
the raindrops
a covering
in a cold night
you don’t
look fat in these trousers
wait, I
will open the door for You
go for a
walk - I will take care of the children now
an arm
that will give support when he staggers on his cane
slippers
brought under his feet
and short
“I am still here”
you love
for nothing
but what
if for everything
MY LILY OF THE VALLEY
to Mum
‘cause I know
how to
make coffee
how benign
is the impact of green
how much
washing powder should be used
how to use
a dishcloth
and how to
clean a bathtub really well
you have
taught me
that the
Sun wind and grass are priceless
that the
family is precious
that
upbringing means extreme responsibility
you made
me respect each word
and
another man
for
reading
bed-time stories
consoling
to sleep with lily of the valley scent
walking in
the woods
sending me
to theatre classes
and the
faith that a rainbow comes after every storm
thank You
Aagta Linek
Polish: Lives In Poland
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