Poem

Leaking

a stream is leaking 
urine is leaking 
time is leaking 
saliva is leaking  

I have low back pain 
did I hurt myself while bending down or carrying chairs? 
I do carry chairs here 
up and down 
the stairs 
the stage 
the floor in the old theater is wooden
longitudinal wood blocks 
a parquet laid in herringbone
dots
trampled-black chewing gum
I can carry three chairs at once   

would you come with me to Wrocław
early summer to bike 
(I would like to show you) 
to swallow the dust and the exhaust 
laughing with our mouths open? 

You 
bare your teeth when you make love to me 
can you see the crack in the front? 
I chipped my tooth 
I wanted too much 
I wanted to spin around with my hands tied behind my back 
tangled 
laughing with my mouth open 
falling down on the school floor 
gray 
marble

A brew is seeping from a tea bag to the bottom of the glass 
Pain is seeping
Hope is seeping
Darkness is seeping 
The water is too hot 

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