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Gedicht

Antjie Krog

WHERE I BECOME YOU (3.)

3.

stars tongueblind and dying in gravitation
you come
heartstained and upwards
you come
your crystal breath
and the mouthclose sound of birds

stars tongueblind
stars dying
stars breathtakingly closest galactic sight

unwon I must become
unfastened
with wrists that can pile up stars

WHERE I BECOME YOU (3.)

3.

sterre tongblind en sterwend in gravitasie 
jy kom
hartbevlek en opwaarts
kom jy
jou asem van kristal
en die mondnabye geluid van voëls

sterre tongblind
sterre sterwend
sterre adembenemend as digsbysyndste galaktiese sig

onverworwe moet ek word
losgeknip
en sterstapelend van gewrig
Close

WHERE I BECOME YOU (3.)

3.

sterre tongblind en sterwend in gravitasie 
jy kom
hartbevlek en opwaarts
kom jy
jou asem van kristal
en die mondnabye geluid van voëls

sterre tongblind
sterre sterwend
sterre adembenemend as digsbysyndste galaktiese sig

onverworwe moet ek word
losgeknip
en sterstapelend van gewrig

WHERE I BECOME YOU (3.)

3.

stars tongueblind and dying in gravitation
you come
heartstained and upwards
you come
your crystal breath
and the mouthclose sound of birds

stars tongueblind
stars dying
stars breathtakingly closest galactic sight

unwon I must become
unfastened
with wrists that can pile up stars
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