if I had to run away today
I wouldn’t know what for and where
I wouldn’t know what to take with me
maybe one of these unread books
which toy for my son
or an espresso cup
so that at a chilly morning I could bring back the memories of — —

or maybe the 89 poems by Herbert
there’s only a few things dear Zbigniew only a few things one could take with themselves for such a journey you know that already

there’s nothing one could take

2023