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We Lived in a Hug, Shivering with Cold
Tomaz Salamun
Issue 184, Spring 2008
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Is the little bird torn apart
by a paw? Lights switch on, at least
one juxtaposition between

tree
trunks. On handcarts
(wheelbarrows) there are

blue baby
bags. An unguaranteed
growth ring is left

on the asphalt.
The gadget with which
you fatten

your ears,
rubbed out from sky
lights. The other

will understand all of this
when he takes the time.
The Danube will open its graves.

                 —Translated from Slovenian
                     by Brian Henry and the author



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