learn to say “I can’t say” “I don’t remember”
learn to say nothing
train your memory to fail
recognize that you have the right to make mistakes
to stay mute
insist that the noise in your ears is due merely
to history’s winds or to the changes in pressure
that make mirages out of daily life
link - Urszula Koziol
To a Young Man
A Polish Lesson
translated by Stanisław Barańczak and Claire Cavanagh
growing orbits
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