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Gerry van der Linden

BUSTLE: 3. Fatima S. has disbanded her body

Fatima S. has disbanded her body

familial rules
in honour of bank holi Mondays
nothing worth doing
in personal pitch black

no name to support her
voice nor child the latter
on her heels unrest on off
jumps up from sleep

head heart
ageless house as serving hatch
ageless dismissed mouth

screaming costs money energy woman

veil to lie beside

Fatima S. heeft lijf opgedoekt

Fatima S. heeft lijf opgedoekt

familie regels
in ere van zon feest dagen
niks moeite waard
in eigen stikdonker

geen naam geeft haar stem
vuur geen kind de laatste
op de hielen onrust aan uit
springt op uit de slaap

hoofd hart
tijdloze doorgeefwoning
tijdloze afgeschreven mond

schreeuwen kost geld energie vrouw

sluier om naast te liggen
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BUSTLE: 3. Fatima S. has disbanded her body

Fatima S. has disbanded her body

familial rules
in honour of bank holi Mondays
nothing worth doing
in personal pitch black

no name to support her
voice nor child the latter
on her heels unrest on off
jumps up from sleep

head heart
ageless house as serving hatch
ageless dismissed mouth

screaming costs money energy woman

veil to lie beside

BUSTLE: 3. Fatima S. has disbanded her body

Fatima S. has disbanded her body

familial rules
in honour of bank holi Mondays
nothing worth doing
in personal pitch black

no name to support her
voice nor child the latter
on her heels unrest on off
jumps up from sleep

head heart
ageless house as serving hatch
ageless dismissed mouth

screaming costs money energy woman

veil to lie beside
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