„…You must have surely understood
by then what Ithacas mean.”
C. Cavafy
I am Odysseus, too,
but unknown.
No one ever heard of me,
nobody knew about my shrewdness…
Because I never left Ithaca.
Never in my life did I meet
Cyclopes, Laistrygones and Sirens.
I did not build a Trojan Horse,
I was not famous for any feats…
Because I never left Ithaca.
No one ever knew about my braveness
and the power of my bow.
Even Penelope’s love for me
has long cooled down…
Because I never left Ithaca.
13.09.1989
Translated by Ralitsa Saramova
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MK