Adam Cullen
anglais
A man’s world
vend sõitis klassiõe surnuks
tahtis head teha
lennujaama kohale sõidutada
oli udune öö
veoauto tagatuled ei põlenud
verised istmekatted seisid tema toas virnas
kukkus ja kadus aastateks
kartografeeris mäluaukude maad
loovutas viimsegi kopika
alaealiste plikade longdringise kaastunde eest
hiljem päästis ta juhus
korjas tänavalt üles
toppis taskud rahapabereid täis
nüüd ta tänutundega surmani kannab
muinasjutulist riigivõlga
kellegi teise eest
isa oli venna üle alati uhke
ikkagi mees
Production audio: Eesti Kirjanduse Teabekeskus [Estonian Literature Centre], 2014
A man's world
my brother killed a classmate in a car crash
he had meant well
wanting to drive her to the airport
it was a foggy night
the truck's tail lights weren't lit
the bloody seat covers sat in a heap in his room
he dropped off and disappeared for years
mapped the land of memory gaps
gave up his very last dime
for the long-drink sympathy of underage girls
he was later saved by chance
picked up off the street
had his pockets stuffed full of bills
now, he gratefully bears
fairy-tale state debt for someone else
until his death
dad was always proud of my brother
a man, all the same