A consolation for those

by Ragnar Helgi Ólafsson

who cannot find themselves

in their present
(or: In the future #3)

        Til hughreystingar 

þeim sem finna sig ekki 

í samtíma sínum
(eða: Í framtíðinni #3)

In the future
when time-travel
is routine:

People will still go to the pub
but slip back in time to have a smoke. 

Most people will still have a job
and a permanent residence
in the present
but travel in time in spare moments.

In the future
— some nights —
nobody will be there.

Translated by Ragnar Helgi Ólafsson.