They use their nicknames,
not the forgotten real ones --
which are too precious.
Ze gebruiken hun	Sie verwenden Spitz-
bijnamen, niet de echte --	namen, die echten Namen --
die te kostbaar zijn.	sind ja zu wertvoll.

Poem S2253
Amsterdam, 2024-07-08
Shame (Salman Rushdie) - 1983
Novel / Exposition with stories, part 1, chapter 1 Dumb waiter - Beginning of the novel
Collection: Shadows
Keyword: Taboo 
Tribute to: Rushdie, Salman