Poem H6320 Amsterdam, 2026-06-18 Possession, A Romance (A.S. Byatt) - 1990 Novel, chapter 20 The care of masking an unhealthy appearance Collection: Appearances Tribute to: Byatt, A.S.
Before she goes to
work, my wife puts on her face --
her everyday face.
Voor ze gaat werken
An Werktagen schminkt
brengt mijn vrouw haar gezicht aan --
sich meine Frau das Gesicht --
haar doordeweekse.
das alltägliche.
Poem H6307 Vaison-la-Romaine, 2026-06-05 Possession, A Romance (A.S. Byatt) - 1990 Novel, chapter 3 Collection: Appearances Tribute to: Byatt, A.S.
Zywa
Full face facets
I scan your photo, who you were
is my fantasy, I have no contact
with you in that flower field near Merano
You looked at me questioningly
at that moment, in this photo
of my and your thoughts
since then timelessly
frozen on the edge
of a black eternity
Scanning myself
in the mirror too, I see who I seem
to be and not who I want to see
in the irrevocable traces
of my existence, pieces
of nakedness and makeup
Poem 2319 Amsterdam, 2019-06-29 Eternity: the ultimate black hole Collection: The Yellow House Museum
Zywa
Dearme [1]
I undress and see nothing of me
in the clothes neatly laid out
next to each other to put back on
underwear is underwear, trousers trousers
if there is anything special about it
it is just that
there are no marks on it, I don't advertise
I unstitch myself free
pick the lint from my clothes
out of my navel, the belly is cool, I feel
myself, breast is breast, cheek cheek
but my belly, that's me
my hands know it
better than my eyes
that do recognise my face
as mine, everywhere
where I am, nowhere for sale
but it is veiled now
I am tired, I want rest
having nothing to do with anyone
and still