Ava Zvolenszky

Imagine 2 mutes – you told me
Wanting to say how they feel
And they can not.
Howls inside them
And no one hears them.

Finger in finger
That’s what you said.
That, if I said yes,
If I came after you where you call me… at the end of the world,
Would be enough for you
just to stay finger in finger.

A long time ago, the Universe and I were friends
We were playing from morning to night
I was asking for stars
He put them in my arms without grunting

I never got along
With the even numbers
They didn’t really come towards me either.
We avoided each other conscientiously.

The sea binds us
Even when we are separated by words
Full of irony

The sea binds us
Even when we are separated by entire
continents of betrayal

You went to war
And you shot me too
By chance

Was it?
Or did you shoot knowingly,
Knowing that’s the only way you could have stopped me?

Do you think I don’t see you?
I see in you
Just as you see in me
In toys for children
In the surprise at departure
In the lady you make room for
In the hand held over the day
And in the body embraced over the night.

Leaning over a notebook
That’s how I’ve known myself for a lifetime.
Who are you when no one sees you?
A child who is painstakingly working
One by one about people
And life

From now on, I have my own personal warrior
Let him fight my imaginary monsters
Let him fight me when the whole world hurts
He’s a warrior; I’m just a wound

Cat!
I smile. My fingers are still walking down his back.
I hear his smile in the dark.
It’s a new game for me too
Rabbit! He guesses again
And he bursts out laughing