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Hon slår tillbaka:
piercingfetto,
grogghagga,
självskadesludder.

Den fostrade kvinnan
höjer aldrig
en hand.
 
 
She strikes back:
piercing fatso,
booze hag,
self-harm slut.

The well-bred woman
never raises
her hand.
© 2015, Aase Berg
From: Hackers
Publisher: Bonnier, Stockholm, 2015
 
 
 
 
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© Translation: Johannes Göransson
First published on Poetry International, 2016