A Witness Poem by Abraham Sutzkever

A Witness



Amazing: a tiny ant —
An atom,
Pulls the lead planet of an old elephant
Into the corner of its eye, the very abyss,
And still has a little
Time and space left for his grandfathers — —

And still has one empty pupil
To swallow up the witness.

1965

Abraham Sutzkever
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
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