She answers,
To my question if
She had ever thought
That she would live
In a democratic country.
"The wild optimists among us
Hoped for a slightly larger
Margin of freedom:
A few books published
From the prohibited index,
Being able to travel,
Perhaps as far as Yugoslavia,
Having an argument with your friends
Without checking for bugs in the walls.
Seems laughable now."
"Was it then?"
"No."
"So what was it about?
"I did what I did
Because it was a decent thing to do,
Even if it accomplished nothing,
Except it made it perhaps easier,
For other to do decent things.
Perhaps not much
But for me it was plenty.
That's why I kept quiet
When they were looking
For posts to fill after the changes."
She
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