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  • Do You See Me
  • Else Lasker-Schüler
    Translated by Jay Hopler

Between earth and Heaven? I’ve never been anything but alone.

But your face warms my world. Everything that blooms, blooms from you.

When you look at me, My heart sweetens.

Day and night, beneath your smile, I lie, preparing myself,

Conjuring you up and letting you go. It’s the only game I play.

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