Mēs varam paiet kādu brīdi kopā

Bet man būs jāiet tālāk

Līdz galam

Kur daži vien aiziet

Tur nebūs nekādu gaviļu, fanfaru un žetonu

Pat ne apsveikumu

Vien klusi skatieni un pietāte

Man tagad ir mazliet jāsteidzas

Un jāiet neatskatoties

Paldies tām dvēselēm, kuras bruģējušas ceļu ar saviem galvaskausiem

Paldies tam magnētam, kurš mani turpina pievilkt

Paldies manai dvēselei, kura nes mani savos plecos un dara smago darbu, lai nogādātu mani cik tālu vien spēj

Tālāk man jāiet pašai

“Celies, ņem savu gultu un staigā!”

Un es eju

Savām kājām

Kaut pēdas brīžiem neskar zemi

Ūdeņi ir sakustējušies

Okeāni iztek no maniem dziļajiem asaru avotiem

Elsu, vaimanu un siekalu jūras

Ceļš ir bijis grūts

Man ļauj atelpoties un atpūsties

Un es pamostos

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We can walk together for a while

But I will have to go further

To the end

Where only a few go

There will be no cheering, no fanfare and no badges

Not even a greeting

Just quiet looks and reverence

I have to hurry a bit now

and to go without looking back

Thanks to those souls who paved the road with their skulls

Thanks to the magnet that keeps pulling me

Thanks to  my soul that carries me on its shoulders and does the hard work to deliver me as far as she can go

Further I have to go by myself

“Rise, take up thy bed, and walk!"

And I walk

With my own feet

Even if these hardly touch the ground at times

The waters have stirred

Oceans flow from my deep fountains of tears

Seas of gasps, moans and saliva

The road has been difficult

I am allowed to rest and relax

And I wake up