Who is this man? | Georgios Souris

In this poem Souris discourses the matter of politicians and how they become friendly with anybody when the electoral period is nearing.

Who is this man?

By Georgios Souris

Translated in English by Naya Nomikou in December 22, 2022.

Recently, a tall man

with a tall hat

and a smiling face,

greets me whenever he meets with me.

I wonder who he is and am troubled.

He looks at me and I at him,

he waves at me, and I wave at him.

But I still don’t know who he is.

Perhaps, he is short-sighted like me, and his eyes play tricks on him.

I wonder... Were we schoolmates perhaps, or maybe old friends?

But I am told that his behavior is the same towards other people too;

and so, I conclude that the guy is running for mayor

and greets us all so that he’ll win our votes!

You can listen to the Greek poem on the link below.

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