“my heart is an autocrat”
Translated By Karolina Zapal & Ryan Mihaly
Translated from the Polish
my heart is an autocrat
ach! how it runs rampant
obscuring the world
it silences the fountains
and flies up to the eighth floor
quicker than a pigeon
then from the parapet
it gazes for hours
delighting in tiny people
basking in its greatness
Notes:
Source: Poetry (May 2026)