9 I broke your heart. 17 Why is the word yes so brief? 18 —Sing me The Song of Songs.
Now barefoot I tread
on shards.
It should be
the longest,
the hardest,
so that you could not decide in an instant to say it,
so that upon reflection you could stop
in the middle of saying it.
—Don’t know the words.
—Then sing the notes.
—Don’t know the notes.
—Then simply hum.
—Forgot the tune.
—Then press my ear
to your ear
and sing what you hear.
— Vera Pavlova, If There Is Something to Desire, 9, 17, 18 (via yesyes)
(Source: poets.org)
