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CLAUDIA WYSOCKY

Routine is the devil of a stranger:

A death spell is different only in name.

18th century England--the rise of industrialisation,

the first factory system—the spilling out of a Satanic rage.

Alone, for I sought you everywhere.

In Spain, at five paces away from me,

Your torso moving gracefully like a flower blooming—

So perfect you were; I should have found a way

to grasp the beauty in it:

To be with you was to be good, filled with God’s love,

But in that moment my heart dared leap out of my chest

In the frantic-ness to make time stop for us... To make us both strong enough to last

eternally— To love us amidst the world’s fear of each other— It is not as easy as it seems...

It is enough that we are together.

You are here beside me. And that’s enough.

Claudia Wysocky, a Polish poet based now in New York, is known for her ability to capture the beauty of life through rich descriptions in her writing. She firmly believes that art has the potential to inspire positive change. With over five years of experience in fiction writing, Claudia has had her poems published in local newspapers and magazines. For her, writing is an endless journey and a powerful source of motivation.