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I do not know what to do, my mind’s in two.

Sappho

I know not what to do, my mind is divided.
SAPPHO

Division Known Mindset Myself
May I write words more naked than flesh, stronger than bone, more resilient than sinew, sensitive than nerve.
SAPPHO

Naked Nerve Resilience Sensitive Word Writing
You may forget but let me tell you this: someone in some future time will think of us.
SAPPHO

Forget Future Thinking Time Yourself
Mere air, these words, but delicious to hear.
SAPPHO

Delicious Hear Word
The moon has set, and the Pleiades; it is midnight, and time passes, and I sleep alone.
SAPPHO

Alone Moon Pass Sleep Time
Someone, I tell you, in another time will remember us.
SAPPHO

Anand Thakur
Hesperus bringing together All that the morning star scattered.
SAPPHO

Bring Morning Togetherness
If you are squeamish Don’t prod the beach rubble.
SAPPHO

Nature Yourself
I would not think to touch the sky with two arms
SAPPHO

Anand Thakur
When anger spreads through the breath, guard thy tongue from barking idly.
SAPPHO

Anand Thakur
The evening star Is the most beautiful of all stars.
SAPPHO

Beautiful Evening Stars
All the while, believe me, I prayed our night would last twice as long.
SAPPHO

Anand Thakur
With his venom irresistible and bittersweet that loosener of limbs, Love reptile-like strikes me down
SAPPHO

Myself Strike Venom
The Moon and Pleiades have set, Midnight is nigh, The time is passing, passing, yet Alone I lie.
SAPPHO

Anand Thakur
Raise high the roof-beam, carpenters. Like Ares comes the bridegroom, taller far than a tall man.
SAPPHO

High Man Marriage Tall
I do not know what to do, my mind’s in two.
SAPPHO

Mindset Myself

I do not know what to do, my mind’s in two.

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