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Anja Utler

marsyas, encircled 4 / rampant – pouring out

welted, bulges, fibres separated from the inside
hidden: that’s how they wanted to generate prickle-cells,
corneal cells: spraying layers, they wanted to surround
what should be called: cords to be counted, the: bones budding,
on the blades on: spiny outgrowths and
they’ll need to be peeled off and: should the stomach muscles be
coupled with rues, cowls, that lower, that raise the ribs
underneath: the lung, made tangible, basically a bundle
beset by the pumping air



peeled: they are sharp-edged, leaves: in the panicled rib-stems such
     trembling – [sst] –
between the fingers on the flute’s neck waving, shuddering, they sever:
     the airstream split in two
– [ssh] – the rushes rustling the lips the panicles split, spilled: again
     into one

marsyas, umkreist 4 / entwuchert – entströmen

marsyas, umkreist 4 / entwuchert – entströmen

striemig, die wölbungen, fasern gelöst aus dem innern
verborgen: so wollten sie keimen die stachelzellen,
hornzellen: sprießende schichten, sie wollten umsäumen
das, was benannt sein soll: zählbare stränge, sie: knospen
den knochen an gräten an: dornigen fortsätzen und
werden abzublättern sein und: sollen rauten-kapuzen die
bauchmuskeln heißen, zu heben zu senken die rippen
darunter: die lunge, berührbar gemacht, bleibt ein bündel,
vom luftdruck bedrängt



geschält: sind sie scharfkantig, blätter: vom rispigen rippigen stiel so
     erzittern – [tss] –
zwischen den fingern im flötenhals schwingen erbeben sie spalten:
     den luftstrom entzweien
– [ssh] – säuseln das röhricht den lippen den rispen gleich teilt sich
     schwappt: wieder in eins

Close

marsyas, encircled 4 / rampant – pouring out

welted, bulges, fibres separated from the inside
hidden: that’s how they wanted to generate prickle-cells,
corneal cells: spraying layers, they wanted to surround
what should be called: cords to be counted, the: bones budding,
on the blades on: spiny outgrowths and
they’ll need to be peeled off and: should the stomach muscles be
coupled with rues, cowls, that lower, that raise the ribs
underneath: the lung, made tangible, basically a bundle
beset by the pumping air



peeled: they are sharp-edged, leaves: in the panicled rib-stems such
     trembling – [sst] –
between the fingers on the flute’s neck waving, shuddering, they sever:
     the airstream split in two
– [ssh] – the rushes rustling the lips the panicles split, spilled: again
     into one

marsyas, encircled 4 / rampant – pouring out

welted, bulges, fibres separated from the inside
hidden: that’s how they wanted to generate prickle-cells,
corneal cells: spraying layers, they wanted to surround
what should be called: cords to be counted, the: bones budding,
on the blades on: spiny outgrowths and
they’ll need to be peeled off and: should the stomach muscles be
coupled with rues, cowls, that lower, that raise the ribs
underneath: the lung, made tangible, basically a bundle
beset by the pumping air



peeled: they are sharp-edged, leaves: in the panicled rib-stems such
     trembling – [sst] –
between the fingers on the flute’s neck waving, shuddering, they sever:
     the airstream split in two
– [ssh] – the rushes rustling the lips the panicles split, spilled: again
     into one

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