Jeremy Page

Metaphysical

And now I can’t remember if it was Daedalus or
Jennings whose metaphysics led him to
Locate himself with such precision
in his universe: building, road, town,
county, country, continent, hemisphere,
planet, galaxy - a tiny, living pulse against
the enormity of things, a living embodiment
of insignificance, purpose unknown, unless
to show we need no why and no because.
On clear, cold nights, when the stars come out
to play, their indifference convinces me that
I exist no further than the clothes I wear,
the crystal glass I clasp; and that is less than
the deep gold whiskey that scalds my throat.

Oana-Teodora Ionescu

Jeremy Page

Metafizic

Si acum nu-mi amintesc daca a fost Dedalus
sau Jennings cel a carui metafizica l-a determinat
sa se plaseze cu atata precizie in propriul univers:
cladiri, drumuri, orase, tinuturi, tari, continente,
emisfere, planete, galaxii – un freamat surd, dar viu
in comparatie cu enormitatea materiei, intruchiparea vie
a nimicniciei, scop nestiut, insa dezvaluit
sa aratam ca nu ne trebuie "de ce" si "pentru ca".
In noptile senine si reci, cand stele jucause rasar
indiferenta lor ma convinge ca nu exist dincolo de haine,
de paharul de cristal pe care-l apuc; si nu e
acelasi lucru ca whiskey-ul aramiu care-mi arde gatul.