Sadness: English poem by Macedonian poetess Sanja Atanasovska

by Ravi Magazine · Published 5th October 2024 · Updated 5th October 2024

I shifted my breath
in your sigh.

That was the end of it
and the beginning of the beginning.

While I regretted my youth
my ax fell in honey.

When we met
how much love is left
in cubic meters of air?

I’m sorry I forbade you to be silent
and what of the ugly duckling
I wanted to make a swan.