Demosthenes Davettas
From In the Mirror of Orpheus
Every time astronauts of passion lose communication amongst themselves, it is through the body that they seek to find once more their point of reference. Without your recognisable ornaments you are but a dot that takes on the colour of the universe. Logic endures better than passion... Passion, however, yields more miracles. In moments of fertility you cannot speak a word about the past. Even from afar, the model of the poet continues to pose for him. The closer you are to me, the larger the space becomes. Your shadow remained glued upon the white moon. Genius is born where ego ends. I am what I see and feel, and whatever escapes the limits of these two verbs. Infinite calm is not a trait of nature. Live like a natural phenomenon even if it has not yet been observed. Tears can fertilise even the most sterile part of the earth. I write to restrain that which eludes me and to restrain myself from it. Truth is beyond the limits of reality. Each moment, I see things as if for the first time — could it be that the world is continuously
born or that it does not fit entirely in my vision? Every surprise is one more extension of self-admiration. May you think emotionally and may you feel thoughtfully. You say that each time you express an emotion it delays you. From what? I've lost my sense of orientation. Perhaps there is no direction? I was built by many things and many more that have yet to be realised. The marvellous nothing (note: and I am not a nihilist). The fact that you love only matter means that you never knew your father.
(translation from Greek by Vanessa Wildenstein)