Dienstag, 4. Mai 2010

a finger to the lips




the lips of truth
are pressed tight

a finger to the lips
tells us
the time has come

for silence

no one will answer
the question
what is truth

the one who knew
the one who was the truth
is gone

~ Tadeusz Różewicz
translated from Polish by Joanna Trzeciak

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