Friday, May 9, 2014

The Bridge by Octavio Paz

The Bridge

Between now and now,
between I am and you are,
the word bridge.

Entering it
you enter yourself:
the world connects
and loses like a ring.

From one bank to another,
there is always
a body stretched:
a rainbow.

I’ll sleep beneath its arches.

-Octavio Paz

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