“But I love your feet
only because they walked
upon the earth and upon
the wind and upon the waters,
until they found me.”
―
only because they walked
upon the earth and upon
the wind and upon the waters,
until they found me.”
―
“Ние се отправяме в Космоса, решени на всичко, което ще рече — на самота, борба, мъченичество и смърт. От скромност не бием барабан за това, но вътре в себе си понякога мислим, че сме прекрасни, героични. Но ето, оказва се, че това не е всичко, а нашата готовност излиза поза. Ние съвсем не искаме да превземаме Космоса, искаме само да разширим Земята, като го обхванем целия. Едни планети трябва да са пустинни като Сахара, други — студени като полюсите или горещи като бразилските джунгли. Ние сме човечни и благородни, не искаме да заробваме други раси, искаме само да им предадем нашите ценности, а в замяна да получим тяхното наследство. Смятаме се за рицари на светата Връзка. Това е втората лъжа. Ние не търсим никого освен хората. Не ни трябват други светове. Трябват ни огледала. Не знаем какво да правим с другите светове. Достатъчен е само тоя и вече почваме да се задушаваме. Искаме да намерим собствения си идеализиран образ; едни трябва да бъдат светове, цивилизации, по-съвършени от нашите, а в други се надяваме да намерим образа на нашето примитивно минало. Но ето че от другата страна има нещо, което не приемаме, от което се дърпаме, а пък от Земята не сме донесли някакъв дестилат от добродетели, героически монумент на Човека! Долетели сме тук такива, каквито сме наистина, а когато другата страна ни сочи тази истина — тази й част, която премълчаваме, не искаме да се примирим с това!”
―
―
“To see and know the worst is to take from Fear her main advantage.”
― Villette
― Villette
“If You Forget Me
I want you to know
one thing.
You know how this is:
if I look
at the crystal moon, at the red branch
of the slow autumn at my window,
if I touch
near the fire
the impalpable ash
or the wrinkled body of the log,
everything carries me to you,
as if everything that exists,
aromas, light, metals,
were little boats
that sail
toward those isles of yours that wait for me.
Well, now,
if little by little you stop loving me
I shall stop loving you little by little.
If suddenly
you forget me
do not look for me,
for I shall already have forgotten you.
If you think it long and mad,
the wind of banners
that passes through my life,
and you decide
to leave me at the shore
of the heart where I have roots,
remember
that on that day,
at that hour,
I shall lift my arms
and my roots will set off
to seek another land.
But
if each day,
each hour,
you feel that you are destined for me
with implacable sweetness,
if each day a flower
climbs up to your lips to seek me,
ah my love, ah my own,
in me all that fire is repeated,
in me nothing is extinguished or forgotten,
my love feeds on your love, beloved,
and as long as you live it will be in your arms
without leaving mine.”
―
I want you to know
one thing.
You know how this is:
if I look
at the crystal moon, at the red branch
of the slow autumn at my window,
if I touch
near the fire
the impalpable ash
or the wrinkled body of the log,
everything carries me to you,
as if everything that exists,
aromas, light, metals,
were little boats
that sail
toward those isles of yours that wait for me.
Well, now,
if little by little you stop loving me
I shall stop loving you little by little.
If suddenly
you forget me
do not look for me,
for I shall already have forgotten you.
If you think it long and mad,
the wind of banners
that passes through my life,
and you decide
to leave me at the shore
of the heart where I have roots,
remember
that on that day,
at that hour,
I shall lift my arms
and my roots will set off
to seek another land.
But
if each day,
each hour,
you feel that you are destined for me
with implacable sweetness,
if each day a flower
climbs up to your lips to seek me,
ah my love, ah my own,
in me all that fire is repeated,
in me nothing is extinguished or forgotten,
my love feeds on your love, beloved,
and as long as you live it will be in your arms
without leaving mine.”
―
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