WHAT DOES A PERSON DO WHO DOESN’T KNOW HOW TO DIE

WHAT DOES A PERSON DO WHO DOESN’T KNOW HOW TO DIE
 
What does a person do who doesn't know how to die and when his day comes stays alive
who continues to take a bite of raisin cake while seated on a chair
to read
buy eggs and bread, pinch a woman’s thigh
who tries to learn a new language
his parents, children and grandchildren are already gone
the cells in his body withered a while ago
but on his wrist his watch still goes on turning as the hours do
and he looks at it and starts running
not to be late
what does a person do who doesn't know how to die and when his day comes stays alive
in whose body they forgot to plant the secret of his death at the moment he was created
whose reflections in the mirror facing him depart one by one
and he stays to wave to them
waits and for a moment looks, but doesn't stop.

 

WHAT DOES A PERSON DO WHO DOESN’T KNOW HOW TO DIE