As the hero grows

older, his world shrinks, until --


it touches his skin.


De held wordt ouder,Der Held wird älter,
en zijn wereld wordt kleiner --seine Welt schrumpft ein, berührt --

raakt bijna zijn huid.ihn fast auf der Haut.

Poem H6235
Amsterdam, 2026-05-05
Late (Salman Rushdie) - 2025
Story, paragraph 5, collection "The Eleventh Hour" (page 133)
Collection: Wind
Keywords: Old age: process, Hero(ine) 
Tribute to: Rushdie, Salman 
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