Lost in sightless imagination he spat at the world hissing failed translations from the pinpoint of his rotten tooth stubs since he read the book he lost his speech and went blind The last he saw and it burned into his retina was the dead body of a shrivelled-up lizard he did not know why the picture stood still inside that the lizard was not even a lizard but only a cheap imitation shown off to the world "No, I do not miss that" he hissed, sticking out his always dry, blistered tongue since he found his way here and became mesmerised by this desert, where there was nothing but this dried up well against which he leaned his back He did not eat, nor did he drink cloudy shades of weeks wizened him "Crawl inside! Crawl into the well into its cool depth there your questions will be answered" and his bony hand was scraping the pitted, cracked ground that closed around him
Károly Lencsés is a Hungarian poet, born in Nyiregyhaza, Hungary, in 1976. He has numerous publications in most Hungarian literary magazines. He has published two books of poems, and his poems are included in many anthologies. Recently, he was granted the Andras Dugonics literary prize, an award granted by the public.
Ágnes Megyeri was born in Szekesfehervar, Hungary, in 1975. She spent three years living in England and has been teaching English for over 30 years. She has an interest in writing prose and had several publications in Hungarian literary magazines, which created the opportunity to use her language skills when translating Hungarian poems and short stories to English.
