Water, aspirin, you Poem by Mark Boog

Water, aspirin, you

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Water, aspirin, you. The sun burns!
The wind strikes holes into the leaves!
It grips! Time crowing ticks
onto the tympanums!

And bring me, while you're
at it, an eternal darkness
and one hell of a silence.
Wrap me up and lay me down.

And ask me daily what I want.
Stand dimly lit in the doorway.

Translation: 2004, Willem Groenewegen

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Kamiel Choi 04 October 2017

Nice dense poem. Where could I find the original? I imagine it would be more gripping. In the translation, I like the rendition of the last line.

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