Visual Poetry: Rilke

“I want to be with those who are wise
or else alone.
I want always to be a mirror that reflects your whole being,
and never to be too blind or too old
to hold your heavy, swaying image.
I want to unfold,
for where I am folded, there I am a lie.”

Rainer Maria Rilke (Excerpt from I am too alone in the world.)

Image: Tomorrow’s Parties

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