30723 - A citizen

N. Lygeros
Translated from Greek by Athina Kehagias and Theodoros Tsiamitas

In order for a citizen
to be resistant
towards a void
ruling power
he has to know
about theater
so as to understand
the meaning
of improvisation,
of the scenario,
and of the prompter
when he’s not sure
about the text
he is listening to,
It’s only in this way
that he will resist
to the meaninglessness
that is flooding
his everydayness,
but when he
learns his role
he will know
how to escape
from the absurd.