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Agi Mishol

ADVICE

ADVICE
 
 
Take a breath and pull away:
to the moon,
to Mars,
to the galaxies,
the milky halo of dark matter.
 
Once there, make your way back
slowly: 
Cassiopeia,
the tail of the Little Bear,
oceans, continents,
 
the Earth,
spread with a layer of mankind,
buzzing with electricity.  
 
Then, on a wooden chair
in your room,
repeat to yourself:
my words were taken out of context.
I was misquoted.

ADVICE

עצה
 
 
קְחִי נְשִימָה וְהַתְחִילִי לְהִתְרָחֵק:
הַיָּרֵחַ
הַמַּאֲדִים
צְבִיר כּוֹכָבִים
הִלָּתוֹ הַחֲלָבִית שֶל הָחוֹמֶר הָאָפֵל
 
מִשָּם עֲשִי אֶת דַּרְכֵּך לְאָט
חֲזָרָה:
הַקַּסְיוֹפֵּיאָה
זְנַב דֻּבָּה קְטַנָּה                                
אוֹקְיָנוּסִים, יַבָּשוֹת
 
כַּדּוּר הָאָרֶץ
עִם מִמְרַח הָאֱנוֹשוּת הָעוֹטֵף אוֹתוֹ -
הַקְּרוּם הַחַשְמָלִי הָרוֹחִש
 
וְעַכְשָיו, עַל כּסֵּא הָעֵץ
בְּחַדְרֵךְ
אִמְרִי לְעַצְמֵךְ שוּב:
לֹא צִטְטוּ אוֹתִי נָכוֹן,
דְּבָרַי הוּצְאוּ מֵהֶקְשֵרָם.
 
 
 
Close

ADVICE

ADVICE
 
 
Take a breath and pull away:
to the moon,
to Mars,
to the galaxies,
the milky halo of dark matter.
 
Once there, make your way back
slowly: 
Cassiopeia,
the tail of the Little Bear,
oceans, continents,
 
the Earth,
spread with a layer of mankind,
buzzing with electricity.  
 
Then, on a wooden chair
in your room,
repeat to yourself:
my words were taken out of context.
I was misquoted.

ADVICE

ADVICE
 
 
Take a breath and pull away:
to the moon,
to Mars,
to the galaxies,
the milky halo of dark matter.
 
Once there, make your way back
slowly: 
Cassiopeia,
the tail of the Little Bear,
oceans, continents,
 
the Earth,
spread with a layer of mankind,
buzzing with electricity.  
 
Then, on a wooden chair
in your room,
repeat to yourself:
my words were taken out of context.
I was misquoted.
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