Love at First Sight ;Kq/[$~0
by Wislawa Szymborska s8,{8k
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They both thought =D<{uovQB
that a sudden feeling had united them Algk4zfK2,
This certainty is beautiful, '~2S BX?J
but uncertainty is more beautiful still. 02U5N(s
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They thought they didn't know each other, iNn]~L1
nothing had ever happened between them. =YZyH4eI
These streets, these stairs, this corridors, 1Ner1EKGp
they could have passed each other long ago a1lF8; [
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I would like to ask them, NdpcfZq
if they can remember - RrM C[2=
perhaps in a revolving door iGG;
face to face one day? MdzG2uZT
A "sorry" in the crowd? jSLNQ
"Wrong number" on the phone? `~zY!sK
- but I know the answer. GfEg][f
No, they don't remember. @<$-*,
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How surprised they would be JI{|8)S
for such a long time already ~*WSH&ip
fate has been playing with them. 8Vcg30_+
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Not quite yet ready Ood8Qty(
to change into destiny, K)m\xzT/
which brings them nearer and yet further, *82f{t]
barriering their path Ku6bY|
and suppressing a laugh, p~ `f.q$'
leaped aside. cVrses^yE
There were signs, indications, e0i&?m
but maybe just undecipherable. y'ZRoakz)
Three years ago, perhaps u="VJ3
or even last Tuesday, ,uEi*s>
this leaf flying ^rz8c+ly
from one shoulder to another? f0S&