Free Will
written by: Eliza Segiet
translated by: Artur Komoter
You allow suffering
because one has to be strong?
Not everyone can withstand this pain.
Nobody adds strength.
You gave eyes that see this world.
You gave hearing
that slowly
stops responding to shots.
You gave legs,
not everyone has them anymore.
You created a man
who has free will.
Did you give it to everyone?
Is it possible
that some have only evil in themselves?
What are people allowed to do?
Eat?
The problem is that
we will not die from overeating.
Hunger is the everyday reality
of most people
who are stuck
among the creators of death.
JAN/FEB 2018 AUTHOR OF THE MONTH at Spillwords.com
Eliza Segiet – Master's Degree graduate in Philosophy, completed postgraduate studies in Cultural Knowledge, Philosophy, Arts and Literature at Jagiellonian University, as well as Film and Television Production in Lodz.
Torn between poetry and drama. Likes to look into the clouds, but keeps both feet on the ground. Her heart is close to the thought of Schopenhauer: "Ordinary people merely think how they shall 'spend' their time; a man of talent tries to 'use' it". She is a Pushcart Prize nominee (November 2019).
Eliza Segiet – absolwentka studiów magisterskich Wydziału Filozofii, studiów podyplomowych – Wiedza o Kulturze i Filozofia, Studiów Literacko Artystycznych Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego oraz Studium Realizacji i Eksploatacji Telewizyjno-Filmowej w Łodzi.
Rozdarta pomiędzy poezją a dramatem. Lubiąca spoglądać w chmury, ale twardo stąpająca po ziemi. Jej sercu bliska jest myśl Schopenhauera: „Zwyczajni ludzie myślą tylko o tym, jak czas spędzić, kto ma jakiś talent – jak czas wykorzystać”.
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