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Ruth Lasters
Tables
Tables, sometimes I wishmasses of them would suddenly be turned
upside down and that you, just like me, had thought of horses
fallen on their backs, a thought so identical
it was like a tiny pump beneath the skin which we
needed only to push, so much more exclusive
than a touch of fingers – I want to touch you that evening it
snowed last year: impossible
and possible are sometimes so adjacent, that it seems
merely a matter of some re-
negotiating.
© Translation: 2009, Paul Vincent, in collaboration with the author
Tafels
Tafels
Tafels, soms wenste ik dat ze massaal plotsomgedraaid en dat je net als ik dan dacht aan op hun rug gevallen
paarden, aan zo exact hetzelfde dat
die gedachte als een pompje
onderhuids waar we maar op te duwen hebben, zoveel exclusiever dan
met vingers elkaar – Ik wil je aanraken die avond dat het sneeuwde
vorig jaar: onmogelijk
en mogelijk grenzen soms zo dicht aan mekaar, dat het slechts
kwestie schijnt van even opnieuw
onderhandelen.
© 2007, Ruth Lasters
From: Vouwplannen
Publisher: Meulenhoff/Manteau, Antwerp
From: Vouwplannen
Publisher: Meulenhoff/Manteau, Antwerp
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Tables
Tables, sometimes I wishmasses of them would suddenly be turned
upside down and that you, just like me, had thought of horses
fallen on their backs, a thought so identical
it was like a tiny pump beneath the skin which we
needed only to push, so much more exclusive
than a touch of fingers – I want to touch you that evening it
snowed last year: impossible
and possible are sometimes so adjacent, that it seems
merely a matter of some re-
negotiating.
© 2009, Paul Vincent, in collaboration with the author
From: Vouwplannen
From: Vouwplannen
Tables
Tables, sometimes I wishmasses of them would suddenly be turned
upside down and that you, just like me, had thought of horses
fallen on their backs, a thought so identical
it was like a tiny pump beneath the skin which we
needed only to push, so much more exclusive
than a touch of fingers – I want to touch you that evening it
snowed last year: impossible
and possible are sometimes so adjacent, that it seems
merely a matter of some re-
negotiating.
© 2009, Paul Vincent, in collaboration with the author
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