Chrysalis
Lean and hungry women take on new strength
when disguised as men.
They wrap themselves in tailored suits as in cocoons.
They savor the simplicity of the cut,
the smooth material, the presence of pockets.
Above all, they don’t have to accessorize.
What’s more, dressed in this manner,
they begin to speak more calmly,
with a precise elegance, no frills.
Words unspool from them,
from the core of their being,
and fitfully, they take flight.
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About the Author
Izabela Filipiak, author of several books of fiction and nonfiction and the poetry collection Mme Intuita, teaches at the University of Gdańsk.
Karen Kovacik is Director of Creative Writing at Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis. Her translations have appeared in The American Poetry Review, West Branch, Poetry East, and numerous anthologies.
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