Poem
Adam Dickinson
A STRING OF SMALL PEARLS
EEN SNOER PARELTJES
We zitten nu in de keel.De hals
is van een dier het moeilijkste
stuk om door te komen.
We zitten in de keel,
achterbaks
met de nachtslaap-
regeling voor maagzweren.
We zitten in de keel nu
zoals de rups
en de vlinder volkomen
afgescheiden werelden voortbrengen.
We spelden licht
op een keel-
kweek
van verworven rechten, opmerkelijk
vanwege zijn mottig,
amandelig geboorterecht.
Ziekenhuizen raken besmet
door de kelen van hun
bewoners.
We zitten in de keel,
waar we proberen
een bijdrage te leveren
aan onze schaarse gemeenschappen.
Oproer
is met speeksel beoefend
metabolisme.
We zitten in de keel nu,
we doen samen met één lepel.
© Vertaling: 2014, Han van der Vegt
A STRING OF SMALL PEARLS
We are in the throat now.Necks
are the hardest animal
parts to scale.
We are in the throat,
disingenuous
with the night-time sleeping
arrangements for ulcers.
We are in the throat
now as the caterpillar
and butterfly parent
completely partitioned worlds.
We prick light
on a throat
culture
of entitlement, remarkable
for its moth-eaten,
tonsillar birthright.
Hospitals are being infected
by their inhabitants’
throats.
We are in the throat
trying
to make a difference
to our sporadic communities.
Insurrection
is metabolism practiced
with spit.
We are in the throat now
sharing the same spoon.
© 2014, Adam Dickinson
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A STRING OF SMALL PEARLS
We are in the throat now.Necks
are the hardest animal
parts to scale.
We are in the throat,
disingenuous
with the night-time sleeping
arrangements for ulcers.
We are in the throat
now as the caterpillar
and butterfly parent
completely partitioned worlds.
We prick light
on a throat
culture
of entitlement, remarkable
for its moth-eaten,
tonsillar birthright.
Hospitals are being infected
by their inhabitants’
throats.
We are in the throat
trying
to make a difference
to our sporadic communities.
Insurrection
is metabolism practiced
with spit.
We are in the throat now
sharing the same spoon.
A STRING OF SMALL PEARLS
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