II Child
When I started growing up the trees horrified me,
why do you smile? Did your mind go to spring that
is so rough for children?
I liked the green leaves a lot
I think I learned a little at school because the blotting-paper
on my desk was also green
the roots of the trees tormented me when in the warmth of winter
they would come and coil around my body
I had no other dreams when I was a child
that’s how I came to know my body.
Manolis Aligizakis 