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Poem

Laura Accerboni

Everything about you

Everything about you
is friendly and perfect.
If I were someone
I would purchase
your eyes,
if I had a house
I would use you as an antenna
to stalk my neighbors.
I would become
respectable and good
If I only had your back,
straight as a man’s,
buying new clothes
and always in the limelight
noticeably made up.

Alles aan jou

Alles aan jou
is vriendelijk en volmaakt.
Als ik iemand was
zou ik je ogen
kopen,
als ik een huis had
zou ik je als antenne gebruiken
om de buren te stalken.
Ik zou respectabel
en fatsoenlijk worden
als ik maar jouw rug had,
recht als een man
die nieuwe kleren koopt
altijd in de spotlights
zichtbaar opgemaakt.

Tutto in te
è amichevole e perfetto.
Se fossi qualcuno
ti comprerei
gli occhi,
se avessi una casa
ti userei come antenna
per braccare i vicini.
Diventerei
rispettato e per bene
se solo avessi la tua schiena,
dritto come un uomo
a comprare vestiti nuovi
e sempre in luce
visibilmente truccato.
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Everything about you

Everything about you
is friendly and perfect.
If I were someone
I would purchase
your eyes,
if I had a house
I would use you as an antenna
to stalk my neighbors.
I would become
respectable and good
If I only had your back,
straight as a man’s,
buying new clothes
and always in the limelight
noticeably made up.

Everything about you

Everything about you
is friendly and perfect.
If I were someone
I would purchase
your eyes,
if I had a house
I would use you as an antenna
to stalk my neighbors.
I would become
respectable and good
If I only had your back,
straight as a man’s,
buying new clothes
and always in the limelight
noticeably made up.
Sponsors
Gemeente Rotterdam
Nederlands Letterenfonds
Stichting Van Beuningen Peterich-fonds
Prins Bernhard cultuurfonds
Lira fonds
Versopolis
J.E. Jurriaanse
Gefinancierd door de Europese Unie
Elise Mathilde Fonds
Stichting Verzameling van Wijngaarden-Boot
Veerhuis
VDM
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