Poem
Jonathan Griffioen
I’m here have no extras slump against the refrigerator
I’m here have no extras slump against the refrigerator‘cause I have no future
‘cause you have no future
shortly I’ll have been awake for 40 hours
slide down the stickers
grindcore band logos
the vans-magnet
the heineken-magnet
the ashbery-magnet
the aesop-
the carson-
the carver-
the arends-
the MF DOOM-magnet
the o’hara-magnet
that once fell and broke
scrabbled up on its feet dragged along
in the long shadow
of the herzberg-magnet
and I remember the society
that convenes twice a year
to drink vodka and orange
for some freestyle gymnastics
© Translation: 2019, Astrid Alben
From: Poems With a Mazda 626
Publisher: Lebowski Publishers, Amsterdam, 2018
From: Poems With a Mazda 626
Publisher: Lebowski Publishers, Amsterdam, 2018
ik ben er heb geen extra’s val tegen de koelkast aan
ik ben er heb geen extra’s val tegen de koelkast aan
omdat ik geen toekomst heb
omdat je geen toekomst hebt
ik ben dadelijk 40 uur op
glij omlaag langs de stickers
grindcorebandlogo’s
de vans-magneet
de heineken-magneet
de ashbery-magneet
de aesop-
de carson-
de carver-
de arends-
de MF DOOM-magneet
de o’hara-magneet
die ooit kapot is gevallen
opgekrabbeld voort is gesleept
in de lange schaduw
van de herzberg-magneet
en ik herinner me de vereniging
die twee keer per jaar samenkomt
om wodka-jus te drinken
om te apenkooien
omdat ik geen toekomst heb
omdat je geen toekomst hebt
ik ben dadelijk 40 uur op
glij omlaag langs de stickers
grindcorebandlogo’s
de vans-magneet
de heineken-magneet
de ashbery-magneet
de aesop-
de carson-
de carver-
de arends-
de MF DOOM-magneet
de o’hara-magneet
die ooit kapot is gevallen
opgekrabbeld voort is gesleept
in de lange schaduw
van de herzberg-magneet
en ik herinner me de vereniging
die twee keer per jaar samenkomt
om wodka-jus te drinken
om te apenkooien
© 2018, Jonathan Griffioen
From: Gedichten met een mazda 626
Publisher: Lebowski Publishers, Amsterdam
From: Gedichten met een mazda 626
Publisher: Lebowski Publishers, Amsterdam
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I’m here have no extras slump against the refrigerator
I’m here have no extras slump against the refrigerator‘cause I have no future
‘cause you have no future
shortly I’ll have been awake for 40 hours
slide down the stickers
grindcore band logos
the vans-magnet
the heineken-magnet
the ashbery-magnet
the aesop-
the carson-
the carver-
the arends-
the MF DOOM-magnet
the o’hara-magnet
that once fell and broke
scrabbled up on its feet dragged along
in the long shadow
of the herzberg-magnet
and I remember the society
that convenes twice a year
to drink vodka and orange
for some freestyle gymnastics
© 2019, Astrid Alben
From: Poems With a Mazda 626
Publisher: 2018, Lebowski Publishers, Amsterdam
From: Poems With a Mazda 626
Publisher: 2018, Lebowski Publishers, Amsterdam
I’m here have no extras slump against the refrigerator
I’m here have no extras slump against the refrigerator‘cause I have no future
‘cause you have no future
shortly I’ll have been awake for 40 hours
slide down the stickers
grindcore band logos
the vans-magnet
the heineken-magnet
the ashbery-magnet
the aesop-
the carson-
the carver-
the arends-
the MF DOOM-magnet
the o’hara-magnet
that once fell and broke
scrabbled up on its feet dragged along
in the long shadow
of the herzberg-magnet
and I remember the society
that convenes twice a year
to drink vodka and orange
for some freestyle gymnastics
© 2019, Astrid Alben
From: Poems With a Mazda 626
Publisher: 2018, Lebowski Publishers, Amsterdam
From: Poems With a Mazda 626
Publisher: 2018, Lebowski Publishers, Amsterdam
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