[if mama / could see]

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if mama
could see
she would see 
lucy sprawling 
limbs of lucy
decorating the
backs of chairs
lucy hair
holding the mirrors up 
that reflect odd 
aspects of lucy.

if mama
could hear
she would hear
lucysong rolled in the
corners like lint
exotic webs of lucysighs
long lucy spiders explaining 
to obscure gods.

if mama
could talk
she would talk
good girl 
good girl 
good girl
clean up your room.

© Paul Celan