Θυμήσου - Remember

 My Greek poems! English version below. ↓↓

Θυμήσου
Τα σημάδια στο κορμί σου
βαθιά χαραγμένα.
Ο πόνος τους έσβησε 
και μαζί του οι θύμησες.
Ανεβαίνεις το σχοινί
κι’ ακροβατείς
σαν να θέλεις και πάλιν να πέσεις.
Κρατήσου, θυμήσου
ο πόνος αβάστακτος
και η θλίψη μεγάλη.
Κατέβα το τεντωμένο σχοινί.
Θυμήσου, αν πέσεις 
Δύσκολο θα είναι να σταθείς.

                                       ΚΒΓ


Remember

The scars upon your weary skin

are deeply etched, not merely drawn.

The sharp-edged memories have dimmed,

aaded now, along with pain's own dawn.

 

Yet you still walk that taut, thin line,

as if your spirit craves the fall.

Hold fast, and let your mind recall

the grief, the shadow you resigned

 

The agony you cannot bear,

the deep, consuming, endless sorrow.

Step off the rope, breathe solid air.

Remember this: if you should fall

it will be long and hard to stand at all.

                                                   KVJ

 

Comments

  1. Sanohantessie@gmail.comOctober 13, 2025 at 4:04 AM

    I really love this poem " Remember". The past is past - its a reminder to look forward rather than constantly looking back, and to use past experiences as lessons for future growth.

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  2. Rocio karen peña delgadoOctober 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM

    Yes, after the falls there is a way out, the path of life must be followed, leaving sadness behind and living with the joy that life gives us day by day. 🙌

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  3. Rocio karen peña delgadoOctober 14, 2025 at 6:14 PM

    Yes, after the falls, there's always a new dawn. Better yet, the path of life must be lived. With joy and leaving sadness behind, feeling august every day that life gives us.

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