The Taste of You Leaving

The Taste of You Leaving

Despair is soft and gritty,
It wraps around my limbs,
I take a dose of pity -
Soapy, melty thin.
I eat up all my heartbreak,
A raw-edged, chewy hide.
It is so very filling
And settles its weight inside.

Le goût de ton départ

 (extrait)

Le desespoir est doux et reche 

Il s’enroule autour de mes membres 

Je prends une dose de pitié - 

Mousseuse, fine couche fondante. 

Je mange tous mes chagrins

Bord, brut, cache moelleuse. 

Si rassasiant 

Et pèse son poids en moi.

Traduction : Catherine Le Pelley

De smaak van jouw vertrek

(fragment)

Wanhoop is zacht en schurend, 

Het wikkelt zich om mijn ledematen, 

Ik neem een dosis medelijden -

Zeperig, smeltend dun.

Ik eet al mijn hartzeer op

Een ruw, taai vel. 

Het is zo ontzettend vullend 

En nestelt zich zwaar van binnen. 

Vetaling: Silvie Kisters
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