On the mutilated side
branch I don't have to be
intoxicated by the resin
to see the twilight
of people everywhere
in the tree, their cables
chopped through the roots
their plastics sown
in the earth and the sea
and to hear the cries
that stick in my breath
the sadness of ignoring
the consequences of what we think
we need, oh, how soberly can I live
so as not to be complicit?
Oct 26, 2025
Oct 26, 2025 at 4:31 AM UTC
On the mutilated side
branch I don't have to be
intoxicated by the resin
to see the twilight
of people everywhere
in the tree, their cables
chopped through the roots
their plastics sown
in the earth and the sea
and to hear the cries
that stick in my breath
the sadness of ignoring
the consequences of what we think
we need, oh, how soberly can I live
so as not to be complicit?
The tree: the world tree Yggdrasil, the evergreen and poisonous (common) yew (taxus), which can live for thousands of years, the symbol of prana (life force), which perishes (Ragnarök, the Twilight of the Gods) with the supreme god Odin
Political satire "Het geschenk" ("The gift", 2025, Gaea Schoeters)
Collection "PumicePieces"
