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Poem

Ramsey Nasr

SILLY JULIET

silly juliet
what have you done
those eyes snuffed out
your throat squeezed shut
your gut run through
your fingers cut up
you’ve murdered your body
with silly silly thoughts
i am here
do you want me
do you want me to rise up to you
to push you up further
to pull you along
to give you my help
to learn to fly together
without letting go
toasting each other
two chambers one heart
i am coming my love
i put on my heavy wings
and rise
i rise
and on the way i’ll count the stars for you
and planets too
with water sprinkling from my toes
i’ll keep ten toes for you
and both my heels will shoot out light-blue gas
to bring me higher close to you
filth dripping from my eyes
and running down my cheeks
to fill up both my hands
they pour it out
far below
dead filth over dead earth
i am coming closer
i pick up speed
the skies around turn dark i call your name
i see the stars behind me fail
i see them slowly dim
while i squeeze flames from all my hairs
fine tubes over my entire body
my head is burning for you
my hands are ten pinions of radiant fire
i rise with my own power
no longer ascending
i am coming to you
my body melts away
my bones explode like hot swamp gas
i am radiant
feel my body swell and burst
veins arteries capillaries
nerves of light solidified as light for you
i’ve changed myself for you
i am searching now for you
i light you up from deep inside
i seek the edges of your hollow body
searching for your fingers
ten fingers for me
i burn
i scorch bright inside you
do you feel me
i am coming to you my love
i am coming

DOMME JULIA

DOMME JULIA

domme julia
wat heb je gedaan
je grote oogjes uitgedoofd
je keeltje gestikt
je navel doorboord
je vingers verknipt
je lijfje vermoord
door domme domme gedachten
ik ben hier
wil je dat ik naar jou toe
wil je dat ik opgestegen kom
om je verder te duwen
om je mee te trekken
om je te helpen
om samen te leren vliegen
zonder los te laten
om samen te klinken
twee kamers van hetzelfde hart
ik kom eraan liefste
ik trek mijn zware vleugels aan
en stijg
en stijg
en onderweg zal ik voor jou de sterren tellen
en planeten
water zal sprenkelen uit mijn tenen
tien tenen bewaar ik voor jou
en uit mijn hielen allebei spuit lichtblauw gas
om hoger te geraken tot bij jou
vuil sijpelt uit mijn beide ogen
over mijn beide wangen
en allebei mijn handen vullen zich ermee
en gieten het uit
ver onder mij
dood vuil over dode aarde
ik kom eraan
ik versnel
ik ben al in donkere luchten en roep om jou
ik zie hoe sterren achter mij steken blijven
en langzaam doven
terwijl ik vuur uit mijn duizenden haren pers
dunne buizen over mijn gehele lijf
mijn hoofd brandt voor jou
mijn handen zijn tien pennen van stralend vuur
ik stijg op eigen kracht
dit is niet meer naar boven
ik kom eraan
mijn lichaam smelt
mijn botten ontploffen als hete lucht ontploft uit een moeras
ik straal
voel hoe mijn lichaam barst en knalt
mijn aderen slagaderen capillairen
nerven van licht gestold in licht voor jou
ik ben voor jou veranderd
ik zoek je
ik verlicht je van binnen
ik zoek de randen van je holle lijf
ik zoek je vingers
tien vingers voor mij
ik brand
ik ben hel lichtend in je
voel je mij
ik kom eraan liefste
ik kom eraan
Close

SILLY JULIET

silly juliet
what have you done
those eyes snuffed out
your throat squeezed shut
your gut run through
your fingers cut up
you’ve murdered your body
with silly silly thoughts
i am here
do you want me
do you want me to rise up to you
to push you up further
to pull you along
to give you my help
to learn to fly together
without letting go
toasting each other
two chambers one heart
i am coming my love
i put on my heavy wings
and rise
i rise
and on the way i’ll count the stars for you
and planets too
with water sprinkling from my toes
i’ll keep ten toes for you
and both my heels will shoot out light-blue gas
to bring me higher close to you
filth dripping from my eyes
and running down my cheeks
to fill up both my hands
they pour it out
far below
dead filth over dead earth
i am coming closer
i pick up speed
the skies around turn dark i call your name
i see the stars behind me fail
i see them slowly dim
while i squeeze flames from all my hairs
fine tubes over my entire body
my head is burning for you
my hands are ten pinions of radiant fire
i rise with my own power
no longer ascending
i am coming to you
my body melts away
my bones explode like hot swamp gas
i am radiant
feel my body swell and burst
veins arteries capillaries
nerves of light solidified as light for you
i’ve changed myself for you
i am searching now for you
i light you up from deep inside
i seek the edges of your hollow body
searching for your fingers
ten fingers for me
i burn
i scorch bright inside you
do you feel me
i am coming to you my love
i am coming

SILLY JULIET

silly juliet
what have you done
those eyes snuffed out
your throat squeezed shut
your gut run through
your fingers cut up
you’ve murdered your body
with silly silly thoughts
i am here
do you want me
do you want me to rise up to you
to push you up further
to pull you along
to give you my help
to learn to fly together
without letting go
toasting each other
two chambers one heart
i am coming my love
i put on my heavy wings
and rise
i rise
and on the way i’ll count the stars for you
and planets too
with water sprinkling from my toes
i’ll keep ten toes for you
and both my heels will shoot out light-blue gas
to bring me higher close to you
filth dripping from my eyes
and running down my cheeks
to fill up both my hands
they pour it out
far below
dead filth over dead earth
i am coming closer
i pick up speed
the skies around turn dark i call your name
i see the stars behind me fail
i see them slowly dim
while i squeeze flames from all my hairs
fine tubes over my entire body
my head is burning for you
my hands are ten pinions of radiant fire
i rise with my own power
no longer ascending
i am coming to you
my body melts away
my bones explode like hot swamp gas
i am radiant
feel my body swell and burst
veins arteries capillaries
nerves of light solidified as light for you
i’ve changed myself for you
i am searching now for you
i light you up from deep inside
i seek the edges of your hollow body
searching for your fingers
ten fingers for me
i burn
i scorch bright inside you
do you feel me
i am coming to you my love
i am coming
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