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Love at First Sight% w2 }2 V( `) i
by Wislawa Szymborska
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# V( ^9 R$ J' t5 Y$ [8 I4 `, PThey both thought6 D# z, p# [0 j7 r% x
that a sudden feeling had united them
6 n. T4 F0 l/ p& D) \) S( ?This certainty is beautiful,, c8 d. ~' Y* G9 l, r- Q( ]
Even more beautiful than uncertainty.5 w1 N) |5 Z/ ]2 c( `
" t4 ]$ f b3 j J- CThey thought they didn't know each other,, D/ Q P) Z: O) k8 }
nothing had ever happened between them,
8 l2 z1 N. P) mThese streets, these stairs, this corridors,2 i# ]& \7 ^% Z& U; }" }7 [
Where they could have met so long ago?
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I would like to ask them,) h1 L) m( q$ j3 s' }4 K
if they can remember -
. y9 m0 [, h6 u* z2 B. nperhaps in a revolving door
" O K+ C6 q: ^ z( \3 H& l$ @face to face one day?+ h; Y; b1 e; G, [; t& Q* U" A& Y% c
A "sorry" in the crowd?4 I' Z% i$ O3 R% O7 }
"Wrong number" on the 'phone?+ m4 Q+ Z ^, o
- but I know the answer.
- v0 |4 s2 R4 G" u9 x7 ZNo, they don't remember.. ]5 `* x* `) g" l1 a. H) E& O
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How surprised they would be
0 H; x2 F* M" x) H/ N0 }& FFor such a long time already
# O( K+ C* M1 x D6 ^/ AFate has been playing with them.
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Not quite yet ready# f9 h7 S2 ? k7 x
to change into destiny,0 \- V9 B- S4 B3 l- z7 B G. k' h) {
which brings them nearer and yet further,6 i+ \+ Y/ i8 @+ [5 P. b
cutting their path
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! y4 F1 }; H) Y1 ~( x: H) U' l2 Uescaping ever further;0 y c) t* [# |2 T& K) ^
There were sings, indications," r& K2 c$ { Q9 B/ V5 f& K& i
undecipherable, what does in matter.' w$ c# ^ k& U1 H$ X0 W
Three years ago, perhaps g; M1 y7 Y( r2 e8 j( _" v( z1 ~- _
or even last Tuesday,
8 b" E& |% v `6 ~7 X6 F2 Mthis leaf flying
" ^3 A1 J1 y; w, K0 }% c' l, kfrom one shoulder to another?
, v: y' `8 E, o7 TSomething lost and gathered.
" i% H7 T5 k2 p9 ~Who knows, perhaps a ball already5 C2 ]4 N6 G8 u
in the bushes, in childhood?
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There were handles, door bells,+ R( `/ Z a/ V/ f" j
where, on the trace of a hand,1 I! U6 O* m8 L- K3 ?; N
another hand was placed;& `/ Q( x- Y. S! q/ N
suitcases next to one another in the6 R' _& _+ v% g. }3 \
left luggage./ B# o4 f' p d \8 Y) i6 Z
And maybe one night the same dream
4 R1 V, M, e1 C Q" _; M4 Jforgotten on walking;2 o0 v8 [/ o" S$ G j
& Y( P2 M- Z8 G& vBut every beginning0 w$ w, V; |* R
is only a continuation
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! t& X/ y0 _5 n0 valways open in the middle.2 l7 l3 }; X' B; A2 W4 L( i7 r* L8 H4 ~
Translation from Polish by Roman Gren
6 [% T" y- {1 E/ eTranslation from French by Sarah Hardenberg |
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