Kaev from KAEV by Ringhold

KAEV (by Maarja Pärtna)

see, millise kuju ma
soojenevas tulevikus võtan
ei sõltu olemasolevatest asjadest.
kõrge seina ees seistes asetan

aknad avanema akendeta tubadesse
trepid lõppema treppide algusesse
kõik nähtu langema iseenesest
vaataja silmapõhja:

silma põhjas on kaev
kaevu põhjas on linn
linna keskel

kaevuserval mina
vaatan alla üle isetuse
tühja silmaveere

langemisi ütlen:
see, millise nime sa mulle annad
sõltub eelkõige sellest, kelleks sa ise
saada tahaksid.

ENG

THE WELL (translation by Jade Will)

the shape I take
in an ever-warming future
does not depend on things at hand.
faced with a wall I fit

windows that open into windowless rooms
steps that finish at the beginning of steps –
everything in sight falls easily
into the onlooker's eye.

at the bottom of the eye is a well
down the well is a city
in the centre of that city

at the well's edge
I lean over and fall
into selflessness, saying

the name you give me
will show first and foremost
who you really want to be.

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