Contradictions Poem by Kostas Koutsourelis

The lips of the summer
on the snow

The sea's look
which dries

Cities deeprooted
blown by the wind

The saliva of the night
on the neck of the day

Lissom watches
handicapped years

Of an unbroken smile
the ruinous image

The gift that was given to you
and does not belong to you

The defeat that needed
the victory

The drought of my thought
and the swamps of your body

The sudden shiver
of the old nightmare

English version by Sapphire / Ramona Lofton