Doručak
Sipao je kafu u šolju,
dolio mleko,
stavio je šećer
u belu kafu,
promešao kašičicom,
popio belu kafu
i spustio šolju
ne govoreći ništa.
Potom je zapalio cigaretu,
pravio kolutove dima,
otresao pepeo u pepeljaru
ne govoreći mi ništa,
ne gledajući me.
Ustao je,
stavio šešir na glavu,
obukao kišni mantil
jer je padala kiša
i otišao po kiši,
bez reči,
bez pogleda,
a ja sam spustila
glavu u ruke
i plakala.
Žak Prever
Breakfast
He poured the coffee
into the cup,
he put the milk
into the cup of coffee,
he put the sugar
into the coffee with milk
with a small spoon,
he churned,
he drank the coffee
and he put down the cup
without any word to me.
He emptied the coffee with milk
and he put down the cup
without any word to me.
He lighted
one cigarette,
he made circles
with the smoke,
he shook off the ash
into the ashtray
without any word to me,
without any look at me.
He got up,
he put on
a hat on his head,
he put on
a raincoat
because it was raining
and he left
into the rain
without any word to me,
without any look at me.
And I buried
my face in my hands,
and I cried.
Jacques Prévert