From ‘I CIVIL’

By Jacob Silkstone

 

[one_half]When we lie in bed long enough,

the boundaries of our bodies dissolve

 

 

 

 

 

I say: newborn babies

have cause to cry,

when their clothes are taken off,

if it’s true that they think,

that part of themselves,

disappears with the clothes [/one_half]
Når vi ligger i sengen længe nok,

opløses kroppenes grænser

 

 

 

 

 

Jeg siger: Nyfødte børn

har grund til at græde,

når man klæder dem af,

hvis det er sandt, at de tror,

det er en del af dem selv,

der forsvinder med tøjet

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Literature.Dec 1, 2013

From ‘I CIVIL’

“When we lie in bed long enough,/ the boundaries of our bodies dissolve.” Weekend poem, by Amalie Smith. Translated from Danish by Paul Russell Garrett.

By Jacob Silkstone