Poem
Alexis de Roode
Politeia
I don’t want to exterminate anyone,but if I had to exterminate anyone,
it would be the Swiss.
We could also do without the Russians.
Down with the Russians, up with the solar panels.
It is time for realism in The Hague.
My favourite form of state is
the constitutional dictatorship.
With a ceremonial dictator
who cuts ribbons
and remains in office until death.
Then he is lynched by the people.
Torture as an instrument of power
cannot be excluded,
but with strict regulations
and an independent supervisor.
It is important to maintain transparency.
No more violence behind closed doors.
It is evident from the sales
of literary thrillers that housewives
are not getting enough violence in their lives.
In future the slaughter of millions of animals
and the shredding of pullets
will take place in public in city squares.
We will abolish the shadow society.
From now on the Children’s News
will report on Dutch investments
in the arms trade and execution technology.
Every Refugee Centre will get its own reality show.
IKEA a ball pit filled with innards.
© Translation: 2018, Donald Gardner
Politeia
Politeia
Ik wil niemand uitroeien,maar als ik per se iemand moest uitroeien,
zouden het de Zwitsers zijn.
De Russen kunnen we ook wel missen.
Russen eruit, zonnepanelen erin.
Het is tijd voor realisme in Den Haag.
Mijn lievelingsstaatsvorm is
de constitutionele dictatuur.
Met een ceremoniële dictator
aan het hoofd die lintjes doorknipt
en tot zijn dood aan de macht blijft.
Dan wordt hij gelyncht door het volk.
De marteling als machtsmiddel
mag niet uitgesloten worden,
maar wel met duidelijke regels
en een onafhankelijk toezichthouder.
Transparantie is daarbij belangrijk.
Geen geweld meer achter gesloten deuren.
De verkoop van literaire thrillers
maakt duidelijk dat de huisvrouw
veel geweld tekortkomt in haar leven.
Het slachten van miljoenen dieren
en het versnipperen van kuikentjes
gebeurt voortaan op stadspleinen.
We heffen de schaduwmaatschappij op.
Het Jeugdjournaal bericht vanaf nu
over de Nederlandse investeringen
in wapenhandel en executietechnologie.
Elk AZC krijgt zijn eigen realityshow.
IKEA een ballenbak met ingewanden.
© 2017, Alexis de Roode
From: Een steen openvouwen
Publisher: Uitgeverij Podium, Amsterdam
From: Een steen openvouwen
Publisher: Uitgeverij Podium, Amsterdam
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Poems of Alexis de Roode
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Politeia
I don’t want to exterminate anyone,but if I had to exterminate anyone,
it would be the Swiss.
We could also do without the Russians.
Down with the Russians, up with the solar panels.
It is time for realism in The Hague.
My favourite form of state is
the constitutional dictatorship.
With a ceremonial dictator
who cuts ribbons
and remains in office until death.
Then he is lynched by the people.
Torture as an instrument of power
cannot be excluded,
but with strict regulations
and an independent supervisor.
It is important to maintain transparency.
No more violence behind closed doors.
It is evident from the sales
of literary thrillers that housewives
are not getting enough violence in their lives.
In future the slaughter of millions of animals
and the shredding of pullets
will take place in public in city squares.
We will abolish the shadow society.
From now on the Children’s News
will report on Dutch investments
in the arms trade and execution technology.
Every Refugee Centre will get its own reality show.
IKEA a ball pit filled with innards.
© 2018, Donald Gardner
From: Een steen openvouwen
From: Een steen openvouwen
Politeia
I don’t want to exterminate anyone,but if I had to exterminate anyone,
it would be the Swiss.
We could also do without the Russians.
Down with the Russians, up with the solar panels.
It is time for realism in The Hague.
My favourite form of state is
the constitutional dictatorship.
With a ceremonial dictator
who cuts ribbons
and remains in office until death.
Then he is lynched by the people.
Torture as an instrument of power
cannot be excluded,
but with strict regulations
and an independent supervisor.
It is important to maintain transparency.
No more violence behind closed doors.
It is evident from the sales
of literary thrillers that housewives
are not getting enough violence in their lives.
In future the slaughter of millions of animals
and the shredding of pullets
will take place in public in city squares.
We will abolish the shadow society.
From now on the Children’s News
will report on Dutch investments
in the arms trade and execution technology.
Every Refugee Centre will get its own reality show.
IKEA a ball pit filled with innards.
© 2018, Donald Gardner
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