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Lucienne Stassaert
1936 / Antwerp
[To get used to the carcass]
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To get used
to the carcass
before the death sigh
fills you out -
To get used
to the thought
what if at the stroke of now
your heart ticks out
The outcome
suddenly so close
that you're already close
to being that far
Translated by John Irons
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