Jolanta Gradowicz Poet Lyric

I Saw Crosses Instead of People

I saw big crosses instead of people.
This sight terrified me and gave a shock.
The crosses had nameplates in the middle.
I gazed at the people on the crosswalk.

I looked at the walking black nameplates 
And tried to read letters and figures.
I could distinguish some pictures and dates –
Dates of their death - written on their graves.

I saw a lot of people on my street –
The walking graves. Where will Fate sow them?
Today they love and hate – their hearts still beat.
Nobody thinks today what will be THEN.

I saw big crosses instead of people.
This sight terrified me and gave a shock.
There was something majestic and sacral 
In the crowd of the crosses which walked.

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