Tomography Poem by Kerstin Hensel

Tomography



The X ray of my aching
cranium
shows nothing
but the predictable hardenings
of age.
Stop worrying,
the doctor says,
it's just the world
pressure-cooking
your head.

Translated by Dorothy Porter

Kerstin Hensel
Friday, December 9, 2016
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