Mountain bike (poem by Florin Caragiu, English translation: Corina Gina Papouis)

the speed of snails is growing
on the streets lingered by sun
and the tunnel of time is stretching
with the final sprint.
you break in half
one part goes to the flowers.
dogs are listening to you
and forget to demand their rite –
is a way of travelling without signs
through half of a man.
you give way
and do not demand the cold anymore.
beyond freedom
there are no dots cluttered with fear
but a triple leap
with a heart rotten by happiness



(poem published in the volume "Sentic", Vinea Publishing House, Bucharest, 2009, p. 15. English translation: Corina Gina Papouis)