STILL 1/POETICS Poem by Astrid Lampe

POETICS

(ALSO IF I NO BODIES I)


all my work is bodily
also if I no bodies I

also if I no —
I am a personification of this poetry
I cannot express myself better than in my works
my I is integrated into that in the most intimate way

also if I no bodies I

what I plan for myself is clear
but my elaboration always wants to go beyond that
what I plan for myself is clear
but my plans always want to resolve

nothing better than that

(resolve resolve)

to resolve it in this work that I do not know

often it works out that it damned well looks — "damn it…"
as though through this work I wanted to break a taboo

but I don't know what kind of taboo (let alone if a taboo)
this pissing woman

I portrayed her the way I pass water

I allow it to blissfully flow