Επιμέλεια: Εύα Πετροπούλου Λιανού
Souls are chilled,
in them — the pain of the age:
viruses and wars.
We must know: a cold can be cured —
the prescription is written by writers and poets,
turning the pages
of tender silence,
romantic melancholy,
languid loneliness.
A text is a second pseudonym,
the equivalent of breathing.
Even though pain leaves its traces in the heart:
Don’t run from pain,
live through it.
You are not unbearably stuffy. Breathe.
Admit that today
the pain in your chest,
the one that clenches your heart —
is an important step.
The first medicine —
acceptance,
and then,
breathing again,
though with an amber aftertaste of fear.
The second — living through it,
not silencing it,
but embracing it.
Every wound
will surely heal.
Yes, it will leave scars on the heart, but it will heal.
A writing person is the link
between truth and freedom of speech.
A writer or poet is a bridge
between time and the people.
In the architecture of words lie not only truth and power,
but also healing.
The writer helps not only others,
but also themselves:
You are you,
and this is the beginning
of your healing.
Ana May
The real name of the author is Makhmutova Alina Railevna. Russia, the Republic of Tatarstan, Kazan. Writer, Poet, Photographer.
