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Victoria Chang
The Lovers
De Minnaars
Een bosbrand teert weg
boven een meer. Zie je hoe
het water het vuur vasthoudt
maar niet kan doven?
We willen per se liefde
maar snakken naar genade.
© Vertaling: 2024, Jeske van der Velden
The Lovers
There is a wildfire
starving on top of a lake.
See how the water holds fire
but cannot end it?
We insist on love
when all we want is mercy.
© 2022, Victoria Chang
From: The Trees Witness Everything
Publisher: Copper Canyon Press, Port Townsend
From: The Trees Witness Everything
Publisher: Copper Canyon Press, Port Townsend
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The Lovers
There is a wildfire
starving on top of a lake.
See how the water holds fire
but cannot end it?
We insist on love
when all we want is mercy.
From: The Trees Witness Everything
The Lovers
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