Soaring

original lyrics by Eli Fabrikant. English trans. by Lily Shea


You are the one
Who with your breath
Breathes light
In between the cracks
On the ceiling

You are the one
Who paints ash and sky
In blue
Grass in green
Planting and dulling pain

You are the one
Who is inside me
Enfolded
Gazing at the floor
Your breath trembling

You are the one
Who holds locked
In your fist
My soul, my soul

You are the one
Who envelops, surrounds me
Won't let me slip away
Into nothingness

You are the one
Who does not grant
Respite
And will not let me
Let go

You are the one
In the clouds
Is your reflection
And your light
In between the rifts

You are the one
Who stands on the edge
Stumbles
But instead of falling
Soars to the sky

Take me with you