Between two words
choose the quieter one.
Between word and silence
choose listening.
Between two books
choose the dustier one.
Between the earth and the sky
choose a bird.
Between two animals
choose the one who needs you more.
Between two children
choose both.
Between the lesser and the bigger evil
choose neither.
Between hope and despair
choose hope:
it will be harder to bear.
~ The Master of Insomnia: Selected Poems (Dalkey Archive Press;
1st edition 2012)(translated from Slovene by Mia Dintinjana)
