Gyukics Gábor: His hands are… (Keze nedves kavics… in English)

Keze nedves kavics
Karja meglazult huzal
Szeme kétszínű fény
Ajka színtelen vonal
 
Arcának éle vászon
Festő rajzolta ráncok
Nyelve száraz levél
Torka beszakadt árok
 
Ruhája sárgult papír
Rég elfeledett hírek
Haja vakolt fehér
Sercegő néma filmek
 
Mellkasa keskeny rekesz
Bordái cérna rácsok
Szíve szikkadt kenyér
Ágya szétázott átkok

His hands are moist pebbles
His arms are loosened twines
His eyes are pigment lights
His lips are faded lines
 
The edge of his face is canvas
A painter drawn wrinkle
His tongue is a dried leaf
His throat is a gutter
 
His clothes are yellow papers
Long forgotten newsreels
His hair is whitewashed
Crackling silent movies
 
His chest is a narrow drawer
His ribs are stringed fences
His heart is a stale bread
His bed is drenched curses