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Roelof ten Napel
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to awaken with a body in your arms,along with yourself you get him back, without
letting go –
what does it mean to stay together
when you are both abandoning yourselves?
a boy with a boy, a hand on a chest, head
on an arm –
it was as though the room was asleep sooner, all the light
came from outside, windows open, separate words–
a boy lay there, not afraid to disappear in
your presence–
you asleep yet?
who did you ask?
no one else was there
© Translation: 2018, Michele Hutchison
From: Het woedeboek
Publisher: Hollands Diep, Amsterdam, 2018
From: Het woedeboek
Publisher: Hollands Diep, Amsterdam, 2018
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te ontwaken met een lichaam in je armen,met jezelf krijg je ook hem weer terug, zonder
los te laten —
wat betekent het, om ook als jij jezelf verlaat,
en hij zichzelf verlaat, bij elkaar te blijven?
jongen bij jongen, een hand op een borst, hoofd
op een arm —
het was alsof de kamer eerder sliep, al het licht
kwam al van buiten, ramen open, losse woorden —
daar lag een jongen, niet bang om in je bijzijn
te verdwijnen —
slaap je al?
wie vroeg je dat?
er was toen niemand anders hier
© 2018, Roelof ten Napel
From: Het woedeboek
Publisher: Hollands Diep, Amsterdam
From: Het woedeboek
Publisher: Hollands Diep, Amsterdam
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to awaken with a body in your arms,along with yourself you get him back, without
letting go –
what does it mean to stay together
when you are both abandoning yourselves?
a boy with a boy, a hand on a chest, head
on an arm –
it was as though the room was asleep sooner, all the light
came from outside, windows open, separate words–
a boy lay there, not afraid to disappear in
your presence–
you asleep yet?
who did you ask?
no one else was there
© 2018, Michele Hutchison
From: Het woedeboek
Publisher: 2018, Hollands Diep, Amsterdam
From: Het woedeboek
Publisher: 2018, Hollands Diep, Amsterdam
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to awaken with a body in your arms,along with yourself you get him back, without
letting go –
what does it mean to stay together
when you are both abandoning yourselves?
a boy with a boy, a hand on a chest, head
on an arm –
it was as though the room was asleep sooner, all the light
came from outside, windows open, separate words–
a boy lay there, not afraid to disappear in
your presence–
you asleep yet?
who did you ask?
no one else was there
© 2018, Michele Hutchison
From: Het woedeboek
Publisher: 2018, Hollands Diep, Amsterdam
From: Het woedeboek
Publisher: 2018, Hollands Diep, Amsterdam
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