Zoltán Böszörményi: The Conscience of Trees  (A fák lelkiismerete)

Zoltán Böszörményi: The Conscience of Trees (A fák lelkiismerete)

The Conscience of Trees

(A fák lelkiismerete)

you must appeal to the conscience of trees
their calm is the sign of confidence
that you’ve coveted for ages
even with a budding mind

their calm is doubt
the probability of the probable
the omnivorous self of
the world with messy hair
now turning silver

trees do not fear failure
rebellion
the cinder of time sifting
into nothingness

trees can see mortals
see our sins
see
what consumes us
that’s why trees cling to the sky
with their branches high above

 

Published: Vox Populi, 2018. szeptember 7.