Danijela Jovanović
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(-19) ZID POSTOJANJA
Vidi!
Glista.
Krenula nekud.
Izvadih skalpel. Posjekoh je. Na pola.
Na ovaj način od jedne gliste nastaju dvije gliste;
i odmah je počela regeneracija.
Vremenom, gliste će nadoknaditi
polovinu koja im nedostaje.
I upitah dvije gliste: kada je vaš rođendan?
Onda kada je rođena prvobitna glista
ili danas kad sam je prepolovio?
© Enes Halilović
De: Zidovi
Beograd: Albatros plus, 2014
Producción de Audio: Serbian PEN Centre 2018
De: Zidovi
Beograd: Albatros plus, 2014
Producción de Audio: Serbian PEN Centre 2018
(-19) THE WALL OF EXISTENCE
Look!
An earthworm.
It’s going somewhere.
I took out a scalpel. I cut it. In two.
In this way from one, two earthworms originated;
and the regeneration started right away.
With time, the earthworms will restore
the half they miss.
I asked two earthworms: when is your birthday?
Then when the first earthworm was born
or the day when I cut it in two?
Translated by Danijela Jovanović