We'd haughtily agreed
we'd have nothing to do with each other
saying significantly
that we do not play with electricity

but coming through the tunnel
from Old Town to board a train
I slipped
and clutched your hand for a moment
so that the ground would not really
slip out from under my feet

for a split second, bright electricity
flashed back from
the tunnel walls
the short-circuit lasted
a deceptive split infinity
in our long, coiled
mess of wires

Translated from Estonian by Adam Cullen