„Gdy patrzę na koniec moich dni” - o wierszu "Zamiast modlitwy" Bogdana Czaykowskiego

The article is devoted to the analysis and interpretation of the poem “Instead of a Prayer,” which was written during the period of Bogdan Czaykowski’s fatal illness. It draws attention to various aspects of this text - its personal, testamentary and prayerful character. The author of the poem has woven his confession from various threads: elements of his own biography, rich cultural contexts, allusions to many cultural texts. The poem is in a way a summary of life, a kind of confession, farewell, an attempt to capture the mystery of death. In the end, it is love (“And yet I loved”) that is the most important component of existence, and death is defined as the “beginning of parting” with love.