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Borben Vladović

Marked Date on the Calendar

Although it is my table calendar  
I do not remember marking any date.
But I will not investigate
who did it because
many are annulling my days.
My household stargazer told me:
that marked number
presents an important date concerning the position
of colliding space bodies
but not at your expense.
But, it is my table, I said,
my calendar, my biro
that left the trail
and now its colour is pale
just like my lips below zero
in the polar light
in the full gallop of white horses

Zaokruženi datum u kalendaru

Zaokruženi datum u kalendaru

Iako je to moj stolni kalendar
ne znam da sam zaokružio neki datum
Ali neću istraživati
tko je to učinio jer
mnogi poništavaju moje dane
kaže mi ukućanin-zvjezdoznanac:
taj zaokruženi broj
je važan datum u položajima
svemirskih tijela koja se
sukobljavaju ali ne na tvoju štetu
No, ovo je moj stol, kažem,
moj kalendar, moja kemijska
što je ostavila traga
i evo sada njena boja blijedi
kao i moje usne ispod ništice
na polarnom svjetlu
u punom trku bijelih konja
   
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Marked Date on the Calendar

Although it is my table calendar  
I do not remember marking any date.
But I will not investigate
who did it because
many are annulling my days.
My household stargazer told me:
that marked number
presents an important date concerning the position
of colliding space bodies
but not at your expense.
But, it is my table, I said,
my calendar, my biro
that left the trail
and now its colour is pale
just like my lips below zero
in the polar light
in the full gallop of white horses

Marked Date on the Calendar

Although it is my table calendar  
I do not remember marking any date.
But I will not investigate
who did it because
many are annulling my days.
My household stargazer told me:
that marked number
presents an important date concerning the position
of colliding space bodies
but not at your expense.
But, it is my table, I said,
my calendar, my biro
that left the trail
and now its colour is pale
just like my lips below zero
in the polar light
in the full gallop of white horses
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