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Poem

André Schmitz

THE OLD WORD GRINDER

and the mud he has on his eyelids
and the cloud that moves a little in his gaze
and the patched up poem that he clutches in one hand
and the head of a dog that he gropes for with the other
and the woman who is constantly giving birth to him
and the death that is always breathing down his neck

and the ground up words turning yellow between his teeth.

DE OUDE VERMALER VAN WOORDEN

en de modder die op zijn oogleden plakt
en de wolk die even beweegt in zijn blik
en het opgelapte gedicht dat hij in zijn ene hand klemt
en de hondenkop die hij zoekt met zijn andere
en de vrouw die hem onophoudelijk ter wereld brengt
en de dood die geen voetbreed van hem wijkt

en de vermalen woorden die vergelen tussen zijn tanden.

LE VIEUX BROYEUR DE MOTS

et la boue qu’il a sur les paupières
et le nuage qui bouge un peu dans son regard
et le poème rapiécé qu’il serre dans une main
et la tête d’un chien qu’il cherche de l’autre
et la femme qui ne cesse de le mettre au monde
et la mort qui ne le quitte pas d’une semelle

et les mots broyés qui jaunissent entre ses dents.

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THE OLD WORD GRINDER

and the mud he has on his eyelids
and the cloud that moves a little in his gaze
and the patched up poem that he clutches in one hand
and the head of a dog that he gropes for with the other
and the woman who is constantly giving birth to him
and the death that is always breathing down his neck

and the ground up words turning yellow between his teeth.

THE OLD WORD GRINDER

and the mud he has on his eyelids
and the cloud that moves a little in his gaze
and the patched up poem that he clutches in one hand
and the head of a dog that he gropes for with the other
and the woman who is constantly giving birth to him
and the death that is always breathing down his neck

and the ground up words turning yellow between his teeth.
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