Inertia
written by: Eliza Segiet
translated by: Dorota Stępińska
When an unimaginable image from before
suddenly became part of the memories,
which
silently and inexpressibly return,
something has to be done.
How to describe the tongues of fire devouring trees,
feeding on forests?
The destroyer did not hesitate,
he left behind…
Almost nothing,
apart from the towering smoke.
How to describe the impotence,
inertia of irreversible time,
the grave of plants and animals?
The short breath
of those still alive and invincible?
Remain silent? Look away?
The element is a god, a demon,
remembrance,
a thoughtless vandal,
which at times is helped by man,
supposedly a homo sapiens.
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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