'S-HERTOGENBOSCH HELD UP TO THE LIGHT: ENGLISH VERSION

POEM BY ELLE WERNERS

We show up to tell you

that our stories

must be read

They don't describe secrets

or sacred symbolism

They are like fragile creatures

at the edge of an abyss

With their feelers, they scanned the space at the time

that space also spans the time in which you

(The Reader in the One and Twentieth Century)

currently located

* inspired by : www.oorlogsverhalen.com ( W : WERNERS-JOHANNES THEODORUS )