Hands

every person (well, most of them)

has two hands

of which one is used more often

than the other

which automatically results in

having a bit left over

from one hand

not a whole hand

but still a part that falls asleep

and there are people who have figured out

how to give away that part

not as breaking off, but more kindly

as sharing speculaas.

every person (well, most of them)

sometimes craves speculaas

and every person is sometimes without hands

that’s not necessary

there are enough hands

every person sometimes has two too many.

Joost Oomen

This poem was created by Joost for National Volunteer Day 2024Photo: Esther Lutgendorff