Poem
Lieke Marsman
Identity politics are a fad, you say
And I say, Fads are our political identityManifestations of our political choices
deeply rooted in who we are
fads and trends are the gateways
the last available lifeboats
in the artificial wave pool of our image-centred age
And I am just so scared of disappearing
that I am prepared to grasp onto anything
Is there a hacktivist
who could interrupt mortality?
Is there a way
to let out a single scream
without anyone feeling the need to respond, while
at the same time making it known
that I desperately need to hear
from other sufferers?
We are all sufferers, you say,
and we already hear far too much from one another
© Translation: 2019, Sophie Collins
Identiteitspolitiek is een modegril, zeg je
Identiteitspolitiek is een modegril, zeg je
Modegrillen vormen onze identiteit, zeg ik,voortgekomen uit politieke besluitvorming
en diep verankerd in wie we zijn
zijn mode en hypes de aanknopingspunten,
de laatste reddingsboeien
in het golfslagbad van onze mediacratie
Bovendien ben ik zo bang dat ik verdwijn
dat ik bereid ben alles aan te grijpen
Bestaat er sjoemelsoftware voor een langer leven?
Bestaat er een manier
om te gillen en daarmee
iedereen de mond te snoeren, tegelijkertijd
duidelijk te maken
dat ik broodnodig behoefte heb
aan lotgenotencontact?
We zijn allemaal lotgenoten, zeg je,
we hebben allemaal te veel contact
© 2018, Lieke Marsman
From: De volgende scan duurt vijf minuten
Publisher: Uitgeverij Pluim, Amsterdam/Antwerpen
From: De volgende scan duurt vijf minuten
Publisher: Uitgeverij Pluim, Amsterdam/Antwerpen
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Identity politics are a fad, you say
And I say, Fads are our political identityManifestations of our political choices
deeply rooted in who we are
fads and trends are the gateways
the last available lifeboats
in the artificial wave pool of our image-centred age
And I am just so scared of disappearing
that I am prepared to grasp onto anything
Is there a hacktivist
who could interrupt mortality?
Is there a way
to let out a single scream
without anyone feeling the need to respond, while
at the same time making it known
that I desperately need to hear
from other sufferers?
We are all sufferers, you say,
and we already hear far too much from one another
© 2019, Sophie Collins
From: De volgende scan duurt vijf minuten
From: De volgende scan duurt vijf minuten
Identity politics are a fad, you say
And I say, Fads are our political identityManifestations of our political choices
deeply rooted in who we are
fads and trends are the gateways
the last available lifeboats
in the artificial wave pool of our image-centred age
And I am just so scared of disappearing
that I am prepared to grasp onto anything
Is there a hacktivist
who could interrupt mortality?
Is there a way
to let out a single scream
without anyone feeling the need to respond, while
at the same time making it known
that I desperately need to hear
from other sufferers?
We are all sufferers, you say,
and we already hear far too much from one another
© 2019, Sophie Collins
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