Angel
I saw one he came in a taxi the front seat
was laid flat so he had room
they lifted him out at the little fishmongers
escorted him to a clipped garden he
stood in the air there serious was taller than
those who propped him up, nothing reached his eyes
his clothes were faded, remnants of gold
covered the breast he was without wings
his guides leant him against a cart
blocking the wheels first to stop him
from sliding and breaking himself I saw
his hands they were empty they had I suppose
once carried an olivebranch or for centuries
a stringed instrument now he was being
evaluated on the lookout for digs
first to the antiqueshop what will become of him who
needs an angel that size
he’d fill a kitchen would stand
where a fridge would be better or a shelf
for a breadslicer his best bet would be
a Kindergarten if one would shelter him
who wouldn’t like to grow up with an angel
Translated by Gerda Mayer
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