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If I Were

An evocative love poem, by Eliza, exclusively for Different Truths.

If I were
like the wind and whispered silence,
If I was
like a cloud and covered the sun,
If I were…

I am
only a woman.
With the word I hug hearts,
and a word I warm with the word.

(Translated by Artur Komoter)

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Eliza Segiet
A Jagiellonian University graduate with a Master’s Degree in Philosophy, Eliza Segiet completed postgraduate studies in Cultural Knowledge, Philosophy, Penal Fiscal and Economic Law, and Creative Writing at Jagiellonian University, as well as Film and Television Production in Łódź. Her published poetry collections include Love Affair with Oneself; (2103), Thought Mirages (2014), Clearances (2015), Cloudiness (2016) and Tandem (2017).

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