an unacceptable smile - kostas montis

An Unacceptable Smile
by Kostas Montis (tr. Amaranth Sitas & Charles Dodd)

I do not know how far the rights of a mirror reach,
I do not know if a mirror
has the right to break the rules
and examine the essence,
but in any case that mirror was interfering
and would not relay the smile;
it would not reflect.

kites - kostas montis

Kites
by Kostas Montis (tr. Amaranth Sitas & Charles Dodd)

We are kites,
kites caught on the electric wires,
with those broken strings,
with that torn paper,
with that abandonment to the wind,
with that abandonment to mockery,
with that abandonment to the end.