You
written by: Jasna Gugić
You who have never
crossed the boundaries of dream
teach me to shout
from mountain tops
at the end of the day,
teach me to open my hands
clenched in fists
and do not be gentle like those
who give kisses to everyone,
without tenderness.
Do not be false,
latent and arrogant,
be yourself all the way,
be the one
who does not leave
his heart in himself
but gives it to beat
in someone else’s chest.
And only then will I let you
into the caves of my loneliness,
wilderness and silence,
too silent.
I will allow you
to cross the boundaries
of all limitations
and enter my heart of infinity.
Jasna Gugić was born in Vinkovci, Croatia. She is the Vice-President for public relations of the Association of Artists and Writers of the World SAPS; Global Ambassador of Literacy and Culture for the Asih Sasami Indonesia Global Writers, P.L.O.T.S USA the Creative Magazine Ambassador for Croatia; and a member of Angeena International, a non-profit organization for peace, humanity, literature, poetry, and culture. She is also co-editor of the anthology, Compassion—Save the World, one poem written by 130 world poets. She is a multiple winner of many international awards for poetry and literature, and her work has been translated into several world languages. Her first independent collection of poetry was published in 2021, a bilingual English-Croatian edition, entitled Song of Silence. She lives and works in Zagreb, Croatia.
