Come In And Meet My Friend-Udi I Upoznaj Mog Prijatelja Poem by Miroslava Odalovic

come in and meet my friend

he's got eyes of different colours
one eye is blue the other is like honey

he's got a scar somewhere beneath his heart
and the wound under the heart a bitter snake of a dream

he's got a coat and a hat on his head
the coat with two facets and the hat full of thoughts

come in and meet my friend

he knows the names of the rivers and the limits of the globe
and the salt stolen from the bottom of the sea

he knows the ribs of rocks and the whisper from the cliff
and the words hiding under the whisper

he knows all the streets all the houses at twilight
their numbers and addresses through the mother's bloodline

come in and meet my friend

he rides his thoughts like bicycles
up the hills down the slopes by the rivers and lakes

he drives his thoughts like many coloured trains
their vibrant call is layered on the rails

he leads his thoughts like caravans
so that the hot deserts don't die without water

come in and meet my friend

he loves the tramps the clowns and acrobats
the circles of fire and the walk on the wire

he loves the travellers and their suitcases
filled with memories of a step to the goal

he loves the drunkards the beggars the lost and the forgotten
who give their handful of love to the mute world

come in and meet my friend

he thinks your thoughts when you're alone
so that everyone can be there within your solitude

he thinks the thoughts of the sky when all the suns fade out
he steals a grain of gold from the sunshine ray

he thinks the thoughts of earth when the waters dry out
and feeds their springs with gratitude to the last of drops

come in and meet my friend

he'll make you a tea from a plant
that with its root kisses the edge of its bud

he'll make you a meal from its bread
whose crust survived the thunderstrike

he'll make you a bed by the window
so that you can watch the bird and its flight at twilight

come in and meet my friend

he holds his days from the first to the last
he removes the webs of hours from your sight

he holds his treasures under the pillow of light
and the light from that pillow warms your dreams

he keeps his shoes at the threshold of each entrance
so that your step never fades so that you can learn the path

come in and meet my friend

he's got eyes of different colours
one eye is blue the other is like honey

he's got a scar somewhere beneath his heart
and the wound under the heart a bitter snake of a dream

he's got a coat and a hat on his head
the coat with two facets and the hat full of thoughts





uđi i upoznaj mog prijatelja

on ima oči različitih boja
jedno oko plavo drugo kao med

on ima ožiljak nedgje ispod srca
i ranu pod ožiljkom ljutu guju sna

on ima kaput i šešir na glavi
kaput sa dva lica i šešir pun misli


uđi i upoznaj mog prijatelja

on zna imena rijeka granice globusa
i sa morskog dna ukradenu so

on zna rubove stijena šapat sa litice
i riječi što takav šapat ih krije

on zna sve ulice sve kuće u sumrak
i njihove brojeve adrese po majci


uđi i upoznaj mog prijatelja

on vozi svoje misli kao bicikl
uz brda niz padine kraj rijeka i jezera

on vozi svoje misli k'o šarene vozove
po šinama pjeva njihov zvonki zov

on vozi svoje misli kao karavane
da pustinje vrele ne umru bez vode



uđi i upoznaj mog prijatelja

on voli skitnice klovnove akrobate
vatrene obruče i hod po žici

on voli putnike i njihove kofere
prepune sjećanja na korak do cilja

on voli pijanice prosjake izgubljene zaboravljene
što pregršt svoje ljubavi daju nijemom svijetu


uđi i upoznaj mog prijatelja

on misli tvoje misli kad sasvim si sam
da ti u samoći baš svi budu tu

on misli misli neba kad sva sunca zgasnu
i sitno zrno zlata sa zrake mu krade

on misli misli zemlje kad sve vode presahnu
i poji hvalom izvore do posljednje kapi


uđi i upoznaj mog prijatelja

on će ti spremiti čaj od biljke jedne
što korijenom ljubi rub od svoga cvijeta

on će ti spremiti jelo od svog hljeba
što mu je zalogaj preživio grom

on će ti spremiti postelju kraj prozora
da u suton gledaš pticu i njen let


uđi i upoznaj mog prijetalja

on drži svoje dane od prvog do posljednjeg
i koprene sati skida sa tvog vida

on drži svoja blaga pod jastukom svjetla
da svjetlo s tog jastuka ugrije ti san

on drži svoje cipele na pragu svakog ulaska
da ti korak ne zamre i da poznaš put

uđi upoznaj mog prijatelja

on ima oči različitih boja
jedno oko plavo drugo kao med

on ima ožiljak nedgje ispod srca
i ranu pod ožiljkom ljutu guju sna

on ima kaput i šešir na glavi
kaput sa dva lica i šešir pun misli

©Miroslava Odalović