Between illusion and reality

"Somewhere there the time begins again,

somewhere where the beginning and the end are.

Somewhere, I will meet you - for a while, though.

Where to start and finish, I don’t know..."

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"I found you when you found me.

I lost you when you lost me.

I merged myself with an illusion,

and suddenly I woke up from it..."

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"...I can call myself a kind girl now.

I don't look for it in other’s eyes

I can now love myself too,

to love myself without any merit..."

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"If you can't tell me something,

then tell me only in your mind.

Tell me something even if impossible -

there all is possible without taboos..."

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"...And the horizon appears again.

And strength from the earth flows into me.

The waves come with no promise

And then they go back to the sea."

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"I seek wisdom, to choose

what I should be brave about.

I must also understand

what to let go of and what to accept..."

This collection of poems is about searching for and finding oneself between illusion and reality, and accepting one’s feelings.

The realization that we must love ourselves the way we are and accept things as they are.

It's about connecting, connecting with ourselves and connecting with the world around us.

This is poetry as a way of connecting.

"For those who are searching, for those who have already found, or, on the contrary, for those just beginning their journey…Zlatinka’s poetry therapy is a path to the soul and the heart, at the end of which solace, tranquility and peace await you. The author’s voice has been consciously and faithfully preserved in this English version, retaining a subtle archaic and nostalgic nuance - so beautiful and characteristic of the Bulgarian language. Immerse yourself in the space between illusion and reality!"

Lora Petrova