Jan Lauwereyns
THE SERPENT AND THE RAINBOW
My little vixen showed no mercy
on the gravity of the piano,
no inhibition
in her adaptation of the melody.
‘Free man,’ she hummed,
‘you will always,’
and hummed,
‘forget to breathe
is your affection.’
An autopsy showed that I didn’t die from the crash
but from being dragged dozens of metres
by the other sports car.
Publisher: First publication on poetryinternational.com, , 2023
DE SLANG EN DE REGENBOOG
DE SLANG EN DE REGENBOOG
Mijn krengetje toonde geen genade
op de zwaartekracht van de piano,
geen terughoudendheid
in haar toepassing van de melodie.
‘Vrije man,’ neuriede ze,
‘altijd zul je,’
en neuriede,
‘vergeten te ademen
is je aandoening.’
Een autopsie wees uit dat ik niet stierf van de crash
maar van het tientallen meters meegesleurd worden
door de andere sportwagen.
THE SERPENT AND THE RAINBOW
My little vixen showed no mercy
on the gravity of the piano,
no inhibition
in her adaptation of the melody.
‘Free man,’ she hummed,
‘you will always,’
and hummed,
‘forget to breathe
is your affection.’
An autopsy showed that I didn’t die from the crash
but from being dragged dozens of metres
by the other sports car.
Publisher: 2023, First publication on poetryinternational.com,
THE SERPENT AND THE RAINBOW
My little vixen showed no mercy
on the gravity of the piano,
no inhibition
in her adaptation of the melody.
‘Free man,’ she hummed,
‘you will always,’
and hummed,
‘forget to breathe
is your affection.’
An autopsy showed that I didn’t die from the crash
but from being dragged dozens of metres
by the other sports car.
Publisher: 2023, First publication on poetryinternational.com,