Abraham Sutzkever

1913 - 2010 / Smorgon, Russian Empire

To Be Able To Say: I

You must possess the courage of an other,
From another time,
To be able to say: I.

To say: I
You must place on your lips
A black coal, whitehot,
And burn out all other words.

To say: I
You must bow
As when uttering the Unspeakable Name.

1978
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