i know of many Mountains
one made out of
candy
there are hundreds
wrapped in shiny paper 
it’s not
the Mountain
i speak of
nor the Mountains of cities
the abundance of lights
decorating the streets
not the Mountains of bodies
skin tones
interrupted by body folds
naked and pressed
it’s not
the Mountain
accompanied by a halo of stars
that appears
before the movie starts
neither do i speak of
piles of clothing
of unused things
creating Mountains
so that the unused
can be named
not even the hollow Mountains
how to depict that
deny all
photos and drawings
of Mountains
let’s say the Mountains behind the Mountain
are not the Mountains we speak of
the one I can speak of
you find
in mountless countries
where the land remains uninterrupted
and the absence of Mountains
is what people speak of
the land not
capable to
influence the character of the
country’s inhabitants
mountless landscapes not to be mourned
its people know exactly
which Mountain they speak of
the Mountain that is
to come

Maurits de Bruijn is genomineerd voor de Rietveld scriptieprijs. Zijn eindexamenpresentatie met de titel Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me is van 6 juli tot en met 10 juli 2011 te zien in de Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Fred. Roeskestraat 96, Amsterdam