The Goddess Habit
When the goddess Habit
protects you
it makes you bless
each small lethargic vegetable
since it makes your walk possible
on a path without a goal
without a starting point
since to commence on a path
you need to have a goal.
The goddess Habit creates
the dangerous balance
over the everyday void
and colors the empty
sunsets purple
as if by an amateur painter;
it does everything
with automatic movements
that make the days easy
and without any secret message.
The goddess Habit even
orders the breath in and out
of the lungs when everything
seems normal and only joy is missing.
I got used to it, I say and I mean
I forget in order to survive
I forget the body that is
wrapped in ideas and dreams.
And behold, the dawn comes
to crown my face,
ravaged by time,
with the miracle of life
that the poor tongue
can’t name with any other
word but light.
Yes, goddess Habit
I believe in you and I serve you.
You too, stay loyal to me
until I get tired of you.
Manolis Aligizakis 