I Looked Into a Mirror
I looked on a street into a mirror –
was it me I saw in the mirror?
Or was it a woman I had seen somewhere
and don't remember where?
When?
Do you know her?
I turned my head –
a woman was standing near me
and pointed a finger at the mirror.
She asked again –
do you know her?
Before I could answer a word,
she disappeared.
I stood a long time before the mirror,
which looked at me –
empty.
(Berkeley 1990)
Translated by Marek Kanter
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