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Bart Meuleman

what is started with the heart is easily released

what is started with the heart is easily released
with the heart, this need not cause despair.
in general, one has the freedom of most of one’s organs,
except a hand when she’s asleep and the exhausted rod.
but true sorrow lies elsewhere. give it a wide berth.
go astray in surrounding fields till morning is near, before
you’re sought between the pylons, months later,
and you think you’ve worked it out.

wat met het hart wordt aangegaan is met het hart

wat met het hart wordt aangegaan is met het hart
zo weer losgemaakt, er hoeft daarover geen wanhoop te zijn.  
over het algemeen is men vrij in het merendeel van zijn organen,
tenzij een hand als ze slaapt en de uitgeputte roede.
maar het ware verdriet zit weer elders. loop er met een wijde boog omheen.
verdwaal in omliggende velden tot bijna de ochtend, voor je tussen de pylonen
gezocht wordt, maanden later,  
en je denkt dat je eruit bent.
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what is started with the heart is easily released

what is started with the heart is easily released
with the heart, this need not cause despair.
in general, one has the freedom of most of one’s organs,
except a hand when she’s asleep and the exhausted rod.
but true sorrow lies elsewhere. give it a wide berth.
go astray in surrounding fields till morning is near, before
you’re sought between the pylons, months later,
and you think you’ve worked it out.

what is started with the heart is easily released

what is started with the heart is easily released
with the heart, this need not cause despair.
in general, one has the freedom of most of one’s organs,
except a hand when she’s asleep and the exhausted rod.
but true sorrow lies elsewhere. give it a wide berth.
go astray in surrounding fields till morning is near, before
you’re sought between the pylons, months later,
and you think you’ve worked it out.
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