UNDERSTANDING
We should allow a man,
who is harder than iron,
we should understand the woman,
as beautiful as a dream,
we should care about the youngster
bewitched with wonders.
We should allow them to shed a tear.
Because pain is still
our classroom
where everyone gropes
for the right word.
© Maxim Maximov
© Bojidara Pavlova, translated from Bulgarian
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© LiterNet Publishing House, 23.02.2021
Maxim Maximov. Bravado. Varna: LiterNet, 2021
Other publications:
Maxim Maximov. Bravado. Los Angeles: Triumvirate Publications, 1999.