Poem
Monica Aasprong
I give you tears that sprout
I give you tears that sproutyou shall use them
when someone forces themselves inside
then you shall let that crying sprout
let the crying dance on the very edge
like the bullets in a fountain
then I give you tears that sob
they come over you
when you least expect them
(and are difficult to stop)
I give you a brother to hate
(and you get the violence as a part of siblinghood)
there’s no room for you in the picture, I say
you must walk yourself, on your legs
I drag around the blood of all feet
that is why,
says the child
no, I say
that can’t be right
it must be something else
a smaller
burden
perhaps a shattered hate
you can try to heal that
I see the child walk
with a bunch
on its back
the book lies open
you have stolen my bonds,
I scream at the child
they are my bonds you have there
not yours
© Translation: 2013, May-Brit Akerholt
I give you tears that sprout
jeg gir deg en gråt som spruter
den skal du bruke
når noen trenger seg inn
da skal du la denne gråten sprute ut
la tårene danse ytterst
som kulene i en fontene
så gir jeg deg en hikstegråt
den kommer over deg
når du minst venter det
(og er vanskelig å stoppe)
jeg gir deg en bror å hate
(og volden får du som en del av søskenskapet)
det er ikke plass til deg i bildet, sier jeg
du må gå selv, på dine bein
jeg sleper rundt på alle føtters blod
det er derfor,
sier barnet
nei, sier jeg
det kan ikke stemme
det må være noe annet
mindre
du bærer
kanskje et brustent hat
det kan du prøve å hele
jeg ser barnet gå
med en klase
på ryggen
boka ligger åpen
du har stjålet mine bånd,
skriker jeg til barnet
det er min hender du har der
ikke dine
den skal du bruke
når noen trenger seg inn
da skal du la denne gråten sprute ut
la tårene danse ytterst
som kulene i en fontene
så gir jeg deg en hikstegråt
den kommer over deg
når du minst venter det
(og er vanskelig å stoppe)
jeg gir deg en bror å hate
(og volden får du som en del av søskenskapet)
det er ikke plass til deg i bildet, sier jeg
du må gå selv, på dine bein
jeg sleper rundt på alle føtters blod
det er derfor,
sier barnet
nei, sier jeg
det kan ikke stemme
det må være noe annet
mindre
du bærer
kanskje et brustent hat
det kan du prøve å hele
jeg ser barnet gå
med en klase
på ryggen
boka ligger åpen
du har stjålet mine bånd,
skriker jeg til barnet
det er min hender du har der
ikke dine
© 2010, Monica Aasprong
From: Et diktet barn
Publisher: Cappelen Damm, Oslo
From: Et diktet barn
Publisher: Cappelen Damm, Oslo
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I give you tears that sprout
I give you tears that sproutyou shall use them
when someone forces themselves inside
then you shall let that crying sprout
let the crying dance on the very edge
like the bullets in a fountain
then I give you tears that sob
they come over you
when you least expect them
(and are difficult to stop)
I give you a brother to hate
(and you get the violence as a part of siblinghood)
there’s no room for you in the picture, I say
you must walk yourself, on your legs
I drag around the blood of all feet
that is why,
says the child
no, I say
that can’t be right
it must be something else
a smaller
burden
perhaps a shattered hate
you can try to heal that
I see the child walk
with a bunch
on its back
the book lies open
you have stolen my bonds,
I scream at the child
they are my bonds you have there
not yours
© 2013, May-Brit Akerholt
From: Et diktet barn
From: Et diktet barn
I give you tears that sprout
I give you tears that sproutyou shall use them
when someone forces themselves inside
then you shall let that crying sprout
let the crying dance on the very edge
like the bullets in a fountain
then I give you tears that sob
they come over you
when you least expect them
(and are difficult to stop)
I give you a brother to hate
(and you get the violence as a part of siblinghood)
there’s no room for you in the picture, I say
you must walk yourself, on your legs
I drag around the blood of all feet
that is why,
says the child
no, I say
that can’t be right
it must be something else
a smaller
burden
perhaps a shattered hate
you can try to heal that
I see the child walk
with a bunch
on its back
the book lies open
you have stolen my bonds,
I scream at the child
they are my bonds you have there
not yours
© 2013, May-Brit Akerholt
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