A weight on my back Poem by Vera Pavlova

A weight on my back



A weight on my back,
a light in my womb.
Stay longer in me,
take root.
When you are on top of me,
I feel triumphant and proud,
as if I were carrying you
out of a city under siege.

Translation: Steven Seymour

Vera Pavlova
Thursday, April 20, 2017
Topic(s) of this poem: city
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