Still Life With Wild Life

here everyone’s asleep. karen’s husband too,
who cut the grass today.
but karen is an insomniac tonight
in her tasteful nightgown in front of the box:
some david attenborough special.
antelopes ripped apart by lions.
zebras copulating.
a fly disappearing into a poisonous flower.
she takes a sip of warm milk, puts her glass
down on a coaster, watches on.
outside in silence the grass is growing

STILL LIFE WITH WILD LIFE

STILL LIFE WITH WILD LIFE

hier slaap almal. ook karen se man
wat vandag die gras gesny het.
maar karen is ’n insomniac vanaand
in haar smaakvolle nagjassie voor die kassie:
een of ander david attenborough special.
bokkies word deur leeus verskeur.
sebras kopuleer.
’n vlieg verdwyn in ’n giftige blomkelk.
sy vat ’n sluk warm melk, sit haar glas
op ’n coaster, kyk verder.
buite in die stilte groei die gras