In an Olympic year
I broke at least
seven personal bests:

1. Meeting with a mama bear:
my bicycle in a flash turned into
a racing motorcycle.

2. Meeting with a snake:
jumping as high as the first
cumulonimbus in sight.

3. Meeting with a liar:
taking flight to the farthest
hidden truth.

4. A race with time:
chasing after thirty
final deadlines

5. Fighting yourself:
five knockouts of my ego
in the first round.

6. Meeting with a baby:
a sprinting dive to
the real me.

7. Meeting with you:
a heart-rate that no living soul
can ever measure!

(Translated from Macedonian by Milan Damjanoski)