Ewa Lipska Can Always Happen Ewa Lipska Translated from the Polish by Aga Gabor da Silva Corrosive times can always happen. Forever young old servant of morality. Catches trout with bare hands. A slippery salacious sin. You can always become a worse breed of pigeons. A traitor to the motherland. But motherland stays away from politics. She's a bookkeeper of centuries. She adds up. Subtracts. Takes notes. Contract expiration is out of the question. You can run away from her. Leave. Like our friend did. Longing ate away holes in his lungs. When he came back to his country he moved into an urn. Feature Date August 4, 2021 Series Translation Share This Poem Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on email Print This Poem Share on print English Translation Copyright © 2021 by Aga Gabor da Silva. All rights reserved. Reproduced by Poetry Daily with permission.
