Give Me Back My Rags #4

Portrait of Vasko Popa
Vasko Popa 1922–1991

Get out of my walled infinity Of the star circle round my heart Of my mouthful of sun

Get out of the comic sea of my blood Of my flow of my ebb Get out of my stranded silence

Get out I said get out

Get out of my living abyss Of the bare father-tree within me

Get out how long must I cry get out

Get out of my bursting head Get out just get out

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