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Carmien Michels
My mother my daughter
That dream in which I was pregnantwith my own mum
didn’t dare call her about it
Or when my dad said
I want to be a girl
Finally I said
rubbing my belly
to check
whether my mum had heard
She kicked harder than ever
until my dad
crimped and his smile
cramped
© Translation: 2017, Carmien Michels
Mijn moeder mijn dochter
Mijn moeder mijn dochter
Die droom waarin ik zwanger wasvan mijn moeder
haar er niet over durfde bellen
Of toen mijn vader zei
ik wil een meisje zijn
Eindelijk zei ik en
wreef over mijn buik
om te verifiëren
of mijn moeder het had gehoord
Ze schopte heviger dan ooit
net zolang tot mijn vader
kromp en kramp
in zijn glimlach kreeg
© 2017, Carmien Michels
From: We komen van ver
Publisher: Polis, Antwerpen
From: We komen van ver
Publisher: Polis, Antwerpen
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My mother my daughter
That dream in which I was pregnantwith my own mum
didn’t dare call her about it
Or when my dad said
I want to be a girl
Finally I said
rubbing my belly
to check
whether my mum had heard
She kicked harder than ever
until my dad
crimped and his smile
cramped
© 2017, Carmien Michels
From: We komen van ver
From: We komen van ver
My mother my daughter
That dream in which I was pregnantwith my own mum
didn’t dare call her about it
Or when my dad said
I want to be a girl
Finally I said
rubbing my belly
to check
whether my mum had heard
She kicked harder than ever
until my dad
crimped and his smile
cramped
© 2017, Carmien Michels
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