… ist ein wunderbares Gedicht von Brian Patten, auf das mich Sabine Dauner aufmerksam gemacht hat:
HAIR TODAY, NO HER TOMORROW
‚I“ve been upstairs, she said.
‚Oh yes?‘ I said.
‚I found a hair,‘ she said.
‚A hair?‘ I said.
‚In the bed,‘ she said.
‚From a head?‘ I said.
‚It’s not mine,‘ she said.
‚Was it black?‘ I said.
‚It was,‘ she said.
‚I’ll explain,‘ I said.
‚You swine,‘ she said.
‚Not quite,‘ I said.
‚I’m going,‘ she said.
‚Please don’t,‘ I said.
‚I hate you!‘ she said.
‚You do?‘ I said.
‚Of course!‘ she said.
‚But why?‘ I said.
‚That black hair,‘ she said.
‚A pity,‘ I said.
‚Time for truth,‘ she said.
‚For confessions?‘ I said.
‚Me too,‘ she said.
‚You what?‘ I said.
‚Someone else,‘ she said.
‚Oh dear,‘ I said.
‚So there!‘ she said.
‚Ah well,‘ I said.
‚Guess who?‘ she said.
‚Don’t say,‘ I said.
‚I will,‘ she said.
‚You would,‘ I said.
‚Your friend,‘ she said.
‚Oh damn,‘ I said.
‚And his friend,‘ she said.
‚Him too?‘ I said.
‚And the rest,‘ she said.
‚Good God!‘ I said.
‚What’s that?‘ she said.
‚What’s what?‘ I said.
‚That noise?‘ she said.
‚Upstairs?‘ I said.
‚Yes,‘ she said.
‚The new cat,‘ I said.
‚A cat?‘ she said.
‚It’s black,‘ I said.
‚Black?‘ she said.
‚Long-haired,‘ I said.
‚Oh no,‘ she said.
‚Oh yes,‘ I said.
‚Oh shit!‘ she said.
‚Goodbye,‘ I said.
‚I lied,‘ she said.
‚You lied?‘ I said.
‚Of course,‘ she said.
‚About my friend?‘ I said.
‚Y‑ess,‘ she said.
‚And the others?‘ I said.
‚Ugh,‘ she said.
‚How odd,‘ I said.
‚I’m forgiven?‘ she said.
‚Of course,‘ I said.
‚I’ll stay?‘ she said.
‚Please don’t,‘ I said.
‚But why?‘ she said.
‚I lied,‘ I said.
‚About what?‘ she said.
‚The new cat,‘ I said.
‚It’s white,‘ I said.
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