Next!

 Next! is a poem by Kaz Sussman in the current issue of Fifth Estate, Vo. 59, No 1, #414 Summer, 2024 with an Irish transcreation and recording by Gabriel Rosenstock

Next!

There ought to be a test
to see if someone is suited
to be a cop: a simple test
of just one question.
Do you want to be a cop?
If the answer is yes
kick their asses out the door.
"Next!"

An Chéad Duine Eile

Ba chóir tástáil a bheith ann
féachaint an oirfeadh sé do dhuine
a bheith ina phóilín: tástáil shimplí
aon cheist amháin.
An dteastaíonn uait a bheith i do phóilín?
Más 'Teastaíonn' an freagra
tabhair bata is bóthar dó.
"An chéad duine eile!"