Friday, March 20, 2009

Three Oddest Words

- Wislawa Symborska

When I pronounce the word Future,
the first syllable already belongs to the past.

When I pronounce the word Silence,
I destroy it.

When I pronounce the word Nothing,
I make something no nonbeing can hold.

[NOTE: This was originally posted on Dec 1, 2007.]

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