Through a Glass Darkly*
A poem
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I can see a dimly lit light
curled up on my balcony
glass walls
reflecting
all the shadows
of the previous existence
muted with one gesture
of contempt
and exposing the lie
apparent as black
ink on white
paper
for the certainty of recognition
of each forged figure
I’ve seen it all
siblings fighting with each other
father against his own child
and the mother meddled in the middle
of this whirlwind
while I became
a machine to transfer things
inside a plastic box
with an unspeakable approach
stifled by the lack of commitment
on the other side of the line
dripping with orange juice
from every side
of rotten teeth
To hell with it!
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December 2021
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originally published at https://medium.com
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*The title of my poem is taken from a 1961 Swedish drama film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman, one of my most respected filmmakers. I saw almost all of his magnum opus films a few years ago at one of the film festivals in Poland and was delighted from the very first. No other director can show the entire spectrum of the human condition with all its psychological nuances. Bergman has also directed comedies, less appreciated by the public and critics, but nevertheless in his filmography. I would like to visit the island of Fårö, where he lived, created, and died. He is one of THOSE European directors who have made the greatest impact on the cinema as a whole, especially on the artistic part of this medium.
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