Instead of an Autobiography Poem by Birutė Mar

1. A ROLE, or all the roles -
played once upon a time and forgotten,
the most dear, i.e., the ones that somewhere remain present,
and the ones that somewhere become reverie…

2. A JOURNEY, or all journeys,
satisfied with strange cities,
train tracks, cloud tracks,
crowds of people that travel, too,
hellos and goodbyes, letters, distances,
good times, time…

3. IN SILENCE, or that which remains from all journeys,
voices, faces, the din of everyday…
What begins when a white page opens -
silence, remembrance, poem…

Translated by J. C. Todd