It will be a great relief when a window opens.
But the windows are not there to be found —
or at least I cannot find them. And perhaps
it is better that I don't find them.
Perhaps the light will prove another tyranny.
Who knows what new things it will expose?


The Windows - Collected Poems (1992)

Constantine P. Cavafy Quotes

It will be a great relief when a window opens. But the windows are not there to be found — or at least I cannot find them. And perhaps it is better ...

It will be a great relief when a window opens. But the windows are not there to be found — or at least I cannot find them. And perhaps it is better ...

It will be a great relief when a window opens. But the windows are not there to be found — or at least I cannot find them. And perhaps it is better ...

It will be a great relief when a window opens. But the windows are not there to be found — or at least I cannot find them. And perhaps it is better ...