My life story is
too thick, too big, too spacious --
You can see the lies.
Mijn levensverhaal	Mein Lebensbericht
is te dik, te groot, te ruim --	ist zu dick, zu groß, zu weit --
Je ziet de leugens.	Man sieht die Lügen.

Poem S2101
Amsterdam, 2024-01-17
Aftermath: On Marriage and Separation (Rachel Cusk) - 2012
Autobiographical book, quoted by Merel Kamp in her article "Karma, lot of eigen schuld? Vertel het maar" ("Karma, fate or own fault? Just tell me"), in the NRC of January 16^th, 2024
Collection: Appearances
Keywords: Stories: truth / untruth, Identity: image 
Tribute to: Cusk, Rachel; Kamp, Merel 

Dressed up, my story
protects me, and it also --
looks better on me.
Ik kleed mijn verhaal	Meine Geschichte
wat aan, dat beschermt me en --	kleide ich ein, das schützt mich --
het staat me mooier.	und steht mir besser.

Poem S2100
Amsterdam, 2024-01-17
Aftermath: On Marriage and Separation (Rachel Cusk) - 2012
Autobiographical book, quoted by Merel Kamp in her article "Karma, lot of eigen schuld? Vertel het maar" ("Karma, fate or own fault? Just tell me"), in the NRC of January 16^th, 2024
Collection: Shelter
Keywords: Stories: truth / untruth, Identity: image 
Tribute to: Cusk, Rachel