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Poem

Arjen Duinker

AND IT\'S DARK

Nothing better
Than the proof
Of the scornful grin
In a word.

What must we do
For such proof?

We must gear ourselves up
To take huge strides.

We will have to
Wash and grease ourselves.
Godammit, then we go to sleep!
To wake up
With light in our mouths,
The effect of drinking binges,
The cause of evolution,
The connection between
The chopping knife and the belly,
The motives for a foul temper,
The aftermath of life
Without lips.

EN HET IS DONKER

EN HET IS DONKER

Niets boven
Het bewijs
Voor de spottende grijns
Van een woord.

Wat moeten we doen
Voor zo’n bewijs?

We moeten ons voorbereiden
Op stappen van enorme grootte.

We zullen ons moeten
Wassen en invetten.
Godverdomme, dan gaan we slapen!
Om wakker te worden
Met licht in de mond,
Het gevolg van zuippartijen,
De oorzaak van evolutie,
De samenhang tussen
Het kapmes en de buik,
De motieven voor humeurigheid,
De nasleep van leven
Zonder lippen.
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AND IT\'S DARK

Nothing better
Than the proof
Of the scornful grin
In a word.

What must we do
For such proof?

We must gear ourselves up
To take huge strides.

We will have to
Wash and grease ourselves.
Godammit, then we go to sleep!
To wake up
With light in our mouths,
The effect of drinking binges,
The cause of evolution,
The connection between
The chopping knife and the belly,
The motives for a foul temper,
The aftermath of life
Without lips.

AND IT\'S DARK

Nothing better
Than the proof
Of the scornful grin
In a word.

What must we do
For such proof?

We must gear ourselves up
To take huge strides.

We will have to
Wash and grease ourselves.
Godammit, then we go to sleep!
To wake up
With light in our mouths,
The effect of drinking binges,
The cause of evolution,
The connection between
The chopping knife and the belly,
The motives for a foul temper,
The aftermath of life
Without lips.
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