The Square Root Of The Soul/Kvadratni Korjen Duse Poem by Miroslava Odalovic

The soul’s the square
The square with birds flying down on it
To take away the crumbs of its bread
The square with four corners
Each being turned towards
A stone token in its centre

The square the people keep coming to
To take away the words and their own faces
The square with four corners
Each being turned towards clock beat
In its centre

The square of its own forehead
The mandala of the palm of its hand
With an eye in every single corner
Silently measuring the unknown
The square root of the soul

Inspired by Carl Jung

Kvadratni korjen duše

Duša je kvadrat
Trg na koji slijecu ptice
I odnose mrve njenog hljeba
Kvadrat sa cetiri ugla okrenut
Ka kamen znamenu u njenom središtu

Trg na koji dolaze ljudi
I sa njega odnose rijeci i svoja lica
Sa cetiri ugla okrenut
Ka sat otkucaju njenog središta

Trg sopstvenog cela
Mandala svoga dlana
Sa po jednim okom u svakom uglu
Tiho odmjerava nesaznatljiv
Kvadratni korjen duše

Inspirisano Karlom Jungom

©Miroslava Odalovic