als je een knoop doorhakt
moet je niet janken dat het touw kapot is

He had

he had places to visit
manuscripts to write

playing cards on the table

a can of sprite
always on his right
right?
not quite!

he had Sonia and Olga
and 3 Arabic books
2 black rooks
half a milion future projects
and an interactive sculpture on his roof

Venus figurines
images of eyes
fireflies
he had April and the moon
and the tune of a typhoon
in his ears

he had
witnesses, crying in the rain
with their foot in his mouth

and she has a 3D version of his brain