Malou Wehage Stålholt: Løgnhals

på grene sidder løgnhalsen og
                                                                          stikker
                         til kornkuglerne
ved siden af
                                                 rødkælken
                         snart er de begge for fede til at sidde
                                                  på så ung 
                                                                          en gren
foran køkkenvinduet hos farmor
                         sneen her får lov
                         til at 
                                                  smelte
                                                  på en anden nådig måde end i 
byen, hvor jeg sjapper
                         bagtrappen til og får våde 
sokker 
                         om natten når jeg 
                                                                           ryger, dét uden farve er 
                                                                           gråt
                                                                           her
men hos farmor får sneen 
                         lov
til at 
                         smelte 
                         i sit eget 
tempo
al den tid, der 
er 
dér
al den tid 
der 
stables
sirligt og 
                         lyden af smør 
                         på en pande 
                                                  og duften af det
                                                                           og bækken
                                                                           der fyldes af
                                                  sneen, som den
                                                                                                    smelter 
                                                                                                    og bækken får 
                                                                                                    fart 
                                                                                                    på
                                                                                                    et stearinlys
varmer rummet som en hel krop, som et
                         menneske, siger                  du 
                         og                    du bygger mig en lille hær i vindueskarmen på femte sal
                         jeg synes ikke de to ting er de 
                         samme
                         men jeg tænder alle
vægerne
 
 
 

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