Photo by Laura Vansevičienė

In these dark times, many complain about
the lack of light
badmouthing all that is white
as tainted and stinky

From personal archive

Of all the possible worlds for me Wherever I was, or travelled to see There was one / it seemed / the truest Neither above / nor below uprooted

Photo by Dainius Dirgėla

because now, at this moment
everything is fine

water still tastes good.
I am still alive.

From personal archive

I should like to take you someday
to the underground vaults of this city,
where beneath the steel-clad enclosures
the fiery carbuncle stone glows.

Photo by Gintarė Dzedulionė

I still act out of hunger, out of absence,
I drive myself with a whip of boundless plains.
Endless journeys exist.
Conquered wastelands are too small.

Photo by Jonas Krivickas

closing my eyes doesn’t help
I press my palms against my lids
to see the stars –
islands of light
in a sea of darkness

I’m not sure whether I should be thankful to Tomas Petrulis for creating me, for while writing his book THE BODY OF A THING he would force me into awkward and even dangerous situations.

Scroll to Top