I am trying
to be simple as ink.
But the horns
line my spine.
I talk to you
sometimes
in the daylight.
At night
I try not to
suspend.
I hope it does not
distract you.
Celan said this
to Liana Shmueli:
Through you I translate you over to me.
There is so much
I can’t form
that is true.
Mathias Svalina is the author of one book of poetry, Destruction Myth (Cleveland State University Poetry Center), and one book of prose, I Am A Very Productive Entrepreneur (Mud Luscious Press). With Alisa Heinzman and Zachary Schomburg, he co-edits Octopus Books.
