ROY' S POEM

The Large Lake /
Swimming alone in the large lake
Swimming on my stomach in the large lake
Swimming on my back in the large lake
On my side swimming in the large lake
Why does no one join me in the large lake?
There is no fence around the large lake
I wade in the large lake
Dive into the large lake
The way to fuck the system: the large lake
Join me in the large lake
Why am I alone in the large lake?
Nothing is stopping you from coming to the large lake
For instance, you, the reader
Do not say ‘I’m only the reader’
Pull down your pants, cast aside your brassiere
Come right now to
The large lake!

Swim deep into the large lake!
Swim fast into the large lake!
Swim on your belly in the large lake!
Swim on your backside in the large lake!
Come here now.
There used to be many in the large lake
I’m the only one who dips in the large lake
One can drown in the large lake
but one can also die by over-brushing his steak
So come come come to the large lake
We’ll float float float in the large lake
There is no water here, only sound

We’ll rub up inside the large lake
Your flesh will bump against mine in the large lake
Come here now.
Why am I alone in the large lake
Why am I alone in the large lake
Because I am alone in the large lake
Yes, I am alone in the large lake
I am alone alone alone in the large lake
Or sometimes with some friends
Why don’t you understand that it’s the most awesome in the large lake
The best deal in the large lake
That it’s the only place in town without fences, the large lake
Not some fickle rapid, the large lake
And it isn’t really very large, the large lake
It can fit in the trunk of a Peugeot

In a coin compartment made of loquat skin
In a purple cupcake
The large lake the large lake the large lake
Tell me now in the large lake
Kiss and tell me now in the large lake
There’s room for everybody in the large lake
There’s room for every body in the large lake
There’s room for antibodies in the large lake
The la la la la large lake
The large lakekekekek
Come to the large lake
Come to the large lake
Why do you always go into the large lake after I’m already out of the water?

(Translation: Yardenne Greenspan)