You survived not to live on your time is short, you have to… - Zbigniew Herbert

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You survived not to live on
your time is short, you have to give a proof of truth

Zbigniew Herbert

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About Zbigniew Herbert

Zbigniew Herbert (29 October 1924 – 28 July 1998) was a Polish poet, playwright and essayist.

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Alternative Names: Zbigniew Bolesław Ryszard Herbert

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if the subject of art will be a broken jug
a small broken soul
with a great self-pity what will remain of us
will be like tears of lovers in a small dirty hotel when wallpapers dawn

And if the City falls and one survives
he shall carry the City within on the roads of exile
he shall be the City

And do not forgive indeed it is beyond your power
to forgive in the name of those betrayed at dawn

You survived not to live on your time is short, you have to give a proof of truth - Zbigniew Herbert

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