In the house a window
In the window a pot
A drowsy woman is knitting booties
Inside her a fish swims without air
But she is content
She smiles as if to her own womb
At shouts in the street
At broken lights
At dark news from the bright box
The woman waits for the inevitable boy
A girl will do as well
Aigerim Tazhi (born 1981) Kazakhstan
Translated by J. Kates
from Paper-thin Skin: Zephyr Press: 2019 - avaible here:
Source: Aigerim Tazhi's website
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