Festgesetzt

THE ICINGBUS
BY ROGER MCGOUGH

the littleman
with the hunchbackedback
crepto his feet
to offer his seat
to the blind lady

people gettingoff
steered carefully around
the back mound
of his back
as they would a pregnantbelly

the littleman
completely unaware
of the embarrassment behind
watched as the blindlady
fingered out her fare
..........................

muchlove later he suggested that instead
of a wedding-cake they should have a miniaturebus
made outof icing but she laughed
and said that buses werefor travelling in
and notfor eating and besides
you can't taste shapes.



Jahrelang war ich auf der Suche nach diesem Gedicht. Ich wusste nicht mehr wie es heisst, noch von wem es ist. Ein schöner Jahresbeginn, das vielgesuchte Lieblingsgedicht (noch aus Gymnasiumzeiten) wieder zu finden.