Poem
Xavier Roelens
Coda
she spoons rainwater from his head, takes himby the wrists and prevents him from boarding the train;
platform’s getting filthy.
him baring his brain makes that the bystanders
call for the stationmaster. speckles and flecks of dust
linger
in the mush of his mind and the more she tries
to make eye contact, the more her nails
speak
the more he looks around for someone with
blue socks that are supposed to give him an answer.
murmurings increase, the sun appears from behind
clouds, first on his left and subsequently on his
right cerebral hemisphere. he slowly dries out and
leaks and she thinks that for her, that he’ll want to be
himself in her image for her sake.
© Translation: 2018, Xavier Roelens
Coda
Coda
ze lepelt regenwater uit zijn hoofd, neemt hembij de polsen en voorkomt dat hij de trein opstapt;
vies wordt het perron.
dat hij zijn hersens blootgeeft, doet de omstanders
om de stationschef roepen. spikkels en stofjes
blijven
in de brij van zijn verstand kleven en hoe meer zij
oogcontact probeert te maken, hoe meer haar nagels
spreken,
hoe meer hij rondkijkt op zoek naar iemand met
blauwe sokken die hem de oplossing moet vertellen.
geroezemoes stijgt, de zon komt van achter
wolken, eerst op zijn linker- en dan op zijn
rechterhersenhelft. hij droogt langzaam uit en
lekt en zij denkt dat hij om haar, dat hij naar haar
beeld zichzelf zal willen zijn.
© 2018, Xavier Roelens
From: Onze kinderjaren
Publisher: Atlas Contact, Amsterdam/Antwerpen
From: Onze kinderjaren
Publisher: Atlas Contact, Amsterdam/Antwerpen
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Coda
she spoons rainwater from his head, takes himby the wrists and prevents him from boarding the train;
platform’s getting filthy.
him baring his brain makes that the bystanders
call for the stationmaster. speckles and flecks of dust
linger
in the mush of his mind and the more she tries
to make eye contact, the more her nails
speak
the more he looks around for someone with
blue socks that are supposed to give him an answer.
murmurings increase, the sun appears from behind
clouds, first on his left and subsequently on his
right cerebral hemisphere. he slowly dries out and
leaks and she thinks that for her, that he’ll want to be
himself in her image for her sake.
© 2018, Xavier Roelens
From: Onze kinderjaren
From: Onze kinderjaren
Coda
she spoons rainwater from his head, takes himby the wrists and prevents him from boarding the train;
platform’s getting filthy.
him baring his brain makes that the bystanders
call for the stationmaster. speckles and flecks of dust
linger
in the mush of his mind and the more she tries
to make eye contact, the more her nails
speak
the more he looks around for someone with
blue socks that are supposed to give him an answer.
murmurings increase, the sun appears from behind
clouds, first on his left and subsequently on his
right cerebral hemisphere. he slowly dries out and
leaks and she thinks that for her, that he’ll want to be
himself in her image for her sake.
© 2018, Xavier Roelens
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