I’ll never find out now What A. thought of me. If B. ever f… - Wisława Szymborska

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I’ll never find out now
What A. thought of me.
If B. ever forgave me in the end.
Why C. pretended everything was fine.
What part D. played in E.’s silence.
What F. had been expecting, if anything.
Why G. forgot when she knew perfectly well.
What H. had to hide.
What I. wanted to add.
If my being around
meant anything
to J. and K. and the rest of the alphabet.

Wisława Szymborska

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About Wisława Szymborska

Wisława Szymborska-Włodek (2 July 1923 – 1 February 2012) was a Polish poet, essayist and translator. She was awarded the 1996 Nobel Prize in Literature. She was bestowed the title of Lady of the Order of the White Eagle in 2011. She was a member of the Polish Writers Association (1989) and the Polish Academy of Skills (1995).

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Alternative Names: Maria Wisława Anna Szymborska • Szymborska • Wislawa Szymborska

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But any knowledge that doesn’t lead to new questions quickly dies out: it fails to maintain the temperature required for sustaining life.

The window has a wonderful view of a lake, but the view doesn't view itself. It exists in this world colorless, shapeless, soundless, odorless, and painless.

Dividing earth and sky
is not the right way
to think about this wholeness.
It only allows one to live
at a more precise address — were I to be searched for
I'd be found much faster.
My distinguishing marks
are rapture and despair.

From 'Sky', in the collection 'Miracle Fair

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