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Pieter Bon
6 gedichten uit zijn bundel
What Yes Means
(2008)
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The Awake Position

 

Eyes glisten

 

searching

for

 

what yes means

 

 

 

 

Home and Away
 

He can still remember he called

her, slightly after midnight. He had

been listening tot Edith Piaf all

evening. The wooden floor creaked

under the weight of his footsteps.

The TV was on with no sound.

The goldfish swimming in dark

green water. He had bought three

pints of beer from the bottle

deposit money. No cold dish with

salmon from a can, no stars - he

was too old for that - and no

company, except for Piaf that is.

 

 

 

 

Kid's Sleeping Bag

 

On their last night she dragged

the mattress into the living room.

"I want tot lay down next to you

one more time." Carefully, she held

him tight like she'd done for years.

"I'm never coming back," she said.

She gently wriggled het feet

against the blanket.

 

 

 

 

Eastern 1

 

Skyscrapers

 

echoing

fireworks

 

 

 

 

Appraisal

 

Dull thud

on the street

 

I do not

turn around

 

just let

the bird

 

be

death

 

 

 

 

Lying Down

 

The man

stuggles out

 

from under his

motorbike:

 

I have to

call my wife!

 

lie where you are!

she says

 

and make sure

you don't call your wife

 

she thinks

you have gone to work