From ‘I CIVIL’

By Jacob Silkstone

 

[one_half]April is the loveliest

of the 48 months,

we’ve known each other

 

Now it’s light out, before I wake

 

I experience it as overexposed

overheated dreams[/one_half]

April er den smukkeste

af de 48 måneder,

vi har kendt hinanden

 

Nu er det lyst, før jeg vågner

 

Jeg mærker det som overbelyste,

ophedede drømme

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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