Breaking mirrors

“Wierzylem w cośBez tego ciężko żyćMarzyłem teżWolno było marzyćNie chciałem być taki jak ci ludzieCo tylko biorą nie dając nic …””I believed in somethingIt’s hard not toI dreamed a lot tooIt was allowed toI didn’t want tobe like those who take not giving…”Song of a Polish rock band TSA titled “Alien” (own translation) It’s not … Read more

Just smile

“your life is your lifedon’t let it be clubbed into dank submission.be on the watch.there are ways out.there is light somewhere.it may not be much light butit beats the darkness.be on the watch.the gods will offer you chances.know them.take them.you can’t beat death butyou can beat death in life, sometimes.and the more often you learn … Read more

Orpheus and Eurydice

It’s …It is my choice.I may regret and complainIn the end with broken voiceFull of sorrows and painIf I failBut be itCan’t change the verdict of fateSo, my tired and expecting heartWill knock bravely at the hell’s gateAnd after you inside I dartAnd drawnMindlessIn that sea of affectionWith all my might and devotionWorking hard for … Read more

Herculean labours

“Per scopulos, per rupes, fluviosque sonantes aspera ad astra volo, fraternaque caede petivi…” “Through crags, over rocks, and roaring rivers, I fly, through hardships to the stars, seeking death by fratricide…” Virgil – Aeneid It meant to beTenYears of DestitudeHumiliationEgo devastationDepravationAll that shitComes to twentyPlentyJobsOf a slaveIn desparate tradeOf my skillsAnd talentFor nothingApparentWaste of my … Read more

Mary Magdalene

“So, so you think you can tell Heaven from Hell, blue skies from painCan you tell a green field from a cold steel rail?A smile from a veil?Do you think you can tell?” Pink Floyd – Wish you were here Let’s find outFinallyWhat’s the Grand FinaleWould meanFor youFor meLet’s seeI’m additcted To crucifixionsOnce not good … Read more

Frozen?

“If you could read my mind, loveWhat a tale my thoughts could tellJust like an old time movie‘Bout a ghost from a wishing wellIn a castle dark or a fortress strongWith chains upon my feetBut stories always endAnd if you read between the linesYou’ll know that I’m just trying to understandThe feelings that you lack” … Read more

Yennefer

“She was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. Her hair was as black as a raven’s wing, her eyes as green as emeralds, and her skin as pale as moonlight.” (Chapter 3) “Yennefer was a sorceress, a wielder of powerful magic and a master of manipulation. She was cunning and ruthless, with a … Read more

M 31

“The angels have gone with you It’s dark night in a huge house I was dying And crying at them There’s us No more… Eli lama Sabachtani” Wilki – Eli lama Sabachtani – Polish song from 1990’s (My translation) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYIjsWZ4bLU I checkedTonightStill thereThe only distant galaxyVisble with Naked eyeJust up thereWhere the armsOf Cassiopeia Would … Read more

Post Scriptum

“Gloria victis, the words echoed through the halls of the Colosseum, a testament to the unyielding spirit of the gladiators who fought for honor and glory, even in the face of certain death.” Conn Iggulden – The Death of Kings SoThis is it,They say,And I don’t know …Drove through the rusty duskOf Leistershire plain The … Read more

Empty page

“This is a haiku It’s about nothing at all Well, exept nothing” Mollie Myers – A Haiku / Bout Nothing Empty pageIs full of all kinds of secretsBut it’s an offerMore than a screaming demandNew land just foundThe exploration of whichCan spike adrenalineInvitation to a rambleInto the far cornersOf existenceEmpty pageIs the truest Form of … Read more