ELIZA SEGIET

ELIZA SEGIET

ROMEO

On the boundless ocean of love,

where the nightingales sang at dawn,

still you can hear voiceless words,

ineffable thoughts.

Silence, quiet,

which for centuries pulsate

and the frayed mark on the monument.

On the boundless ocean of the world

– the remaining feeling.

Maybe somewhere,

at a crossroad,

where the leaves tremble alone

the longed for Romeo

– is still waiting.

 

TEMPTATION

Marked by infirmity

she sates with the light of the body’s memory.

Only the imitation of dance

releases apparent happiness.

The world tempts with itself,

and for her it's hard to beat the levels.

At the exhibition

she takes a look at the new collections of shoes.

Only bare,

tireless pigeons

dance

around the trapped life.

 

APPLE

Long, long ago, before the ages

in the arms of the sinful hand

the succulent apple lead into temptation.

Today –

nibbled –

it arouses desire.

TRANSLATED BY ARTUR KOMOTER

ELIZA SEGIET

ELIZA SEGIET – Jagiellonian University graduate with a Master’s Degree in Philosophy. Completed postgraduate studies in Cultural Knowledge, Philosophy, Penal Fiscal and Economic Law, and Creative Writing at Jagiellonian University, as well as Film and Television Production in Łódź.