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BROKEN SILENCE
I’m standing naked
in front of my own fear.
Only him and me
in front of the mirror of life
And I’m watching him
with wide eyes opened
and I’m asking him,
is he afraid of my ego
and my crazy desire to win.
He looks silently at me
my fear,
indifferent,
without a blink of an eye
without a heart,
and no hugs.
But now I feel like I’m prevailing,
crossing all obstacles of self-pity,
and the curses of the evil men in black.
And I feel my big fear shrinking
as I walk on my toes,
overrunning years of nonsense.
And I was born again
in the glare of the Universe,
free of burdens of the life
free to fly,
somewhere where no one
can touch my wings
of dreamer.
MIDNIGHT RENDEZVOUS
You who have never
crossed the boundaries of dream
teach me to shout
from mountain tops
at the end of the day,
teach me to open my hands
clenched in fists
and do not be gentle
like those
who give kisses to everyone,
without tenderness.
Do not be false,
latent and arrogant,
be yourself all the way,
be the one
who does not leave his heart
in himself
but gives it to beat
in someone else’s chest.
And only then
will I let you
into the caves of my loneliness,
wilderness and silence,
too silent.
I will allow you
to cross the boundaries
of all limitations
and enter my heart of infinity
DREAM
In what dream
did I see you
and did I preserve
your surprised gaze,
and that endless
silence
that steals my
dream
every night,
and breaks my heart
and breaks my arms
and seals my lips
so that I don’t
scream,
so that I don’t invite
you
in long
and purple nights
full of longing.
I want to touch your hair.
All Rights Reserved@Jasna Gugić
Jasna Gugić was born in Vinkovci, Croatia. She is the
Vice-President of the Sovereign Artists and Writers of the
World SAPS, P.L.O.T.S – USA the Creative Magazine
Ambassador for Croatia, Global Ambassador of Literacy and Culture for
the Asih Sasami Indonesia Global Writers, Ambassador in Elite Arab
Creative Union of The Royal House – Lebanon,
Ambassador of Peace and Peaceful Coexistence –
Morooco and a member of Angeena International,
a non-profit organization for peace, humanity,
literature, poetry and culture.
She is also co-editor of the anthology, Compassion-Save the
World, one poem was written by 130 world poets.
Jasna has published three collections of poetry. The first
two collections are bilingual: one is Croatian-English and
the other is Croatian-Polish. The third collection consists
of a single poem translated into sixty languages of the
world.
She was nominated for The Best of the Net Awards
(2025) and she is one of the winners of the International Award
50 Memorable Women of the World and was declared a global leader for humanity
awarded by Federación Global Liderazgo Y Alta Inteligencia and
Mil Mentes Por México Internacional.
Jasna Gugić is one of the winners of the World Award for
Cultural Excellence César Vallejo, for the year 2020 in
the category of culture, awarded by Union
Hispanomundial de Escritores (UHE).
She is one of the winners of the World Award for
Excellence “Golden Eagle” for the year 2023 in the
category of literature, awarded by Union Hispanomundial
de Escritores (UHE), in a global alliance with Mil Mentes
por Mexico International (MMPMI) and Academia
Mundial de Literatura, Historia, Arte y Cultura (AMLHAC)
She is one of the winners of the World Award for
Excellence “Golden Eagle” for the year 2024 in the
category of literature, awarded by Union Hispanomundial
de Escritores (UHE).
She is of the winner of the World Prize “Literary
Diamond“ and the Title “ Doctor Honoris Causa” awarded
by Academia Mundial de Literatura Moderna
Costarricense.
She is of the winner of the “Diploma Awarde“ and the
Title “Doctor Honoris Causa”, awarded by Union of
Writers of the Republic of Moldova.
world.
Jasna is a multiple winner of many international awards
for poetry and literature and her work has been
translated into several world languages.
Her poems have appeared in over 120 journals and newspaper across
30 countries worldwide like:
USA, UK, Spain, Greece, Italy, Russia, Australia, Croatia, India,
Syria, Denmark, Brasil, Mexico, Bangladesh, Serbia,
Albania, Nigeria, Belgium, China, Chile, Nepal, Pakistan,
Korea, Germany, Turkey, Kosovo, Romania, Iraq, New
Zealand etc.
She lives and works in Zagreb, Croatia.
