THREE TEARS OF THE LORD
II
This mountain so close to me
I extend my hand and uproot
the trees and its shrubs
the electrical company’s poles
these hurting teeth
of a desperately lonely life
Crafty sheep run on it
are sheep ever crafty?
yet these ones have hurt a lot
and have learned inhumane bleats
Here the people became one with the stones
they strike the stones and rip their viscera
they surprise themselves, they don’t know how to cry
Today
look carefully at this mountain
look carefully at this tear of the Lord
because it will dry up by tomorrow
Tomorrow you won’t be able to see anything.
Manolis Aligizakis 