Phosphorus
Translated by Mark Tardi
you’re in the terrarium
a black box thing
in itself an alluvium
enriched feedstock
breath smoother than phosphate
ammoniac sinter
the synthetic maniac given
under the tongue for thought
life glued into someone’s
dream edible clean
reroute the reverie
make dirty ore alloy
read the body close to you
pulsar errarium
a plural thing in itself
unsovereign
Translated from the Polish
Notes:
Read the Polish-language original, “Fosfor,” and the translator’s note by Mark Tardi.
Source:
Poetry
(April 2024)
