Nine knife cuts across
her face have liberated --
her from her beauty.
Negen messneden	Neun Messerschnitte
in haar gezicht verlossen --	im Gesicht befreien sie --
haar van haar schoonheid.	von ihrer Schönheit.

Poem S2059
Amsterdam, 2023-12-23
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie) - 1981
Novel, chapter 2-6 "My tenth birthday"
Collection: Shadows
Keyword: Beauty: body 
Tribute to: Rushdie, Salman