Lara Kool was the RIXT Poet of the Month in September. You can find the translation of her poem ‘Please’ below. Her original Frisian poems are linked here.
PLEASE
Just tied the knot together
building a nest with our feathers
felt your soul deep within me
Until cracks and
blood…you ceased to be
PUNCH in the gut
KICK in the gut
feet a fists would fall
please tell me
you didn’t feel a thing
and just slept through it all
© Lara Kool
translation: Trevor Scarse and Lara Kool