Before We were Born

The streets were asphalted

before we were born and all

the constellations were already formed.

The leaves were rotting

on the edge of the pavement,

the silver was tarnishing

on the workers’ skin,

someone’s bones were growing through

the length of the sleep.

Europe was uniting

before we were born and

a woman’s hair was spreading

calmly over the surface

of the sea.