Wedding

Portrait of Vasko Popa
Vasko Popa 1922–1991

Each strips his own skin Each bares his own constellation Which has never seen the night

Each fills his skin with rocks And plays with it Lit by his own stars

Who doesn't stop till dawn Who doesn't bat an eyelid or fall Earns his own skin

(This game is rarely played)

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