Poème
Depuis octobre dernier, plus encore depuis ces derniers dix jours, nous sommes nombreux·ses à penser à Etel Adnan et à chercher sens et réconfort au creux de ses mots. Je copie-colle ici le début de To Be In A Time Of War . Le poème entier est disponible là . To say nothing, do nothing, mark time, to bend, to straighten up, to blame oneself, to stand, to go toward the window, to change one’s mind in the process, to return to one’s chair, to stand again, to go to the bathroom, to close the door, to then open the door, to go to the kitchen, to not eat nor drink, to return to the table, to be bored, to take a few steps on the rug, to come close to the chimney, to look at it, to find it dull, to turn left until the main door, to come back to the room, to hesitate, to go on, just a bit, a trifle, to stop, to pull the right side of the curtain, then the other side, to stare at the wall. To look at the watch, the clock, the alarm clock, to listen to the ticking,...