# In the Heart of the Night

Ольга Слободкина

To B.D.


In the heart of the Night

when you're further away

than before

our love

seems

to be possible.


I don't say,

seems to be real,

'cause it's more real

than this lamp

or that window.


Yes,

all of a sudden

it seems to be possible

when all your passions

have ebbed away from me,


only the idea has stayed

in its ideal form -

wishful thinking.


Jan. 21, 2005