this moment—what is it—just

a mosquito, a fly, a speck, a scrap of breath,

a mosquito, a fly, a speck, a scrap of breath,
a mosquito, a fly, a speck, a scrap of breath,
and yet it’s taken over everywhere,
and yet it’s taken over everywhere,
entering the timid grass,
entering the timid grass,
inhabiting stems and genes,
inhabiting stems and genes,
the pupils of our eyes.
the pupils of our eyes.
This moment, mortal as you or I,
This moment, mortal as you or I,
was full of boundless, senseless,
was full of boundless, senseless,
silly joy, as if it knew
silly joy, as if it knew
something we didn’t. —Adam Zagajewski, translated by Clare Cavanagh
something we didn’t.
—Adam Zagajewski, translated by Clare Cavanagh

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