Cafeaua de dimineață [English translation]

He poured some coffee

Slowly in his cup,

He poured milk

In his cup of coffee,

He added sugar

To his coffee with milk

And stirred it

With a teaspoon.

He drank his coffee

And left the cup there

Without talking to me,

He smoked a cigarette,

He smoked silently,

Played with the cigarette smoke,

He made circles

And calmly put

All the ash

Into an ashtray

Without talking to me,

Without looking at me.

And he stood up,

Put his hat on

Absently,

He put his raincoat

over his shoulders

Because it was raining,

And then he left,

He left in the rain.

(and then I put

my head in my hands

and I cried, I cried…)

• Artist:Paula Seling