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Poetry

Dark Thoughts

By Regina Derieva
Translated from Russian by Valzhyna Mort

I’m almost like that dark hallway
with a few framed photos
and lamps on the walls.
So many visitors
have walked through me,
dark and light,
depending on the illumination.

Copyright Regina Derieva. Translation copyright 2007 by Valzhyna Mort. All rights reserved.

English

I’m almost like that dark hallway
with a few framed photos
and lamps on the walls.
So many visitors
have walked through me,
dark and light,
depending on the illumination.

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