Tuesday, February 7, 2012

ABC (Wislawa Szymborska)


 
    I’ll never find out now
    What A. thought of me.
    If B. ever forgave me in the end.
    Why C. pretended everything was fine.
    What part D. played in E.’s silence.
    What F. had been expecting, if anything.
    Why G. forgot when she knew perfectly well.
    What H. had to hide.
    What I. wanted to add.
    If my being around
    meant anything
    to J. and K. and the rest of the alphabet.
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My world is too small; no paths brought me to you until it was late; late is better than never; and here we are; in time good enough and not, but nevertheless time.

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