среда, 15 октября 2008 г.

does integrity mean




"Mr. Cogitoapos;s Soul"
Zbigniew Herbert

In the past
we know from history
she would go out from the body
when the heart stopped

with the last breath
she went quietly away
to the blue meadows of heaven

��� Mr. Cogitoapos;s soul
��� acts differently

��� during his life she leaves his body
��� without a word of farewell

��� for months for years she lives
��� on different continents
��� beyond the frontiers
��� of Mr. Cogito

��� it is hard to locate her address
��� she sends no news of herself
��� avoids contacts
��� doesnapos;t write letters

��� no one knows when she will return
��� perhaps she has left forever

Mr. Cogito struggles to overcome
the base feeling of jealousy

He thinks well of his soul
thinks of her with tenderness

undoubtedly she must live also
in the bodies of others

certainly there are too few souls
for all humanity

Mr. Cogito accepts his fate
he has no other way out

he even attempts to say
--my own soul mine

he thinks of his soul affectionately
he thinks of his soul with tenderness

therefore when she appears
unexpectedly
he doesnapos;t welcome her with the words
--itapos;s good youapos;ve come back

he only looks at her from an angle
as she sits before the mirror
combing her hair
tangled and grey
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