last night
I was surprised to notice
that on some of my thoughts
there were traces of lipstick.
frightened
I discovered
that a woman
had moved in me
without any previous warning
as she refused talking to me,
desoriented,
I began asking around.
everybody answered
that what was happening to me
was perfectly normal;

"there is a woman
in every man
even in some women
sometimes"

Translated from the Romanian © Adela Sorescu