Men Poem by Maria Barnas

Men



I think of the man I loved
Do I love him?
How many fears does that make?

Our plates became emptier
and on the edge a flower, cut
from a radish. A small exuberant life.

Not meant to eat, he knows.

Translation: 2008, Donald Gardner

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