Poem
Jeet Thayil
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AAN GORT GESNEDEN DOOR DE MAANSIKKEL
Wie heeft dit gedaan?Schooljongens, beroofd van
alle gevoel, behalve dat
dat er langer zal zijn dan zij,
knielen op de tijd in
golven gedurende de twee
millennia, leren de
beginselen van het bloed-
offer als het juiste antwoord
op figuratieve kunst.
CUT TO BITS BY THE SICKLE MOON
Who has done this?Schoolboys, drained of
all emotion but the one
that’ll outlast them,
kneeling on the sands in
waves through the two
thousands, learning the
fundaments of blood
sacrifice as the correct
response to figurative art.
© 2015, Jeet Thayil
From: Collected Poems
Publisher: Aleph Book Company,
From: Collected Poems
Publisher: Aleph Book Company,
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CUT TO BITS BY THE SICKLE MOON
Who has done this?Schoolboys, drained of
all emotion but the one
that’ll outlast them,
kneeling on the sands in
waves through the two
thousands, learning the
fundaments of blood
sacrifice as the correct
response to figurative art.
From: Collected Poems
CUT TO BITS BY THE SICKLE MOON
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