Marlies ter Voorde
We live in a pigeonhole society
And build, build, build is the slogan
So boxes are constantly being added
And there is always plenty of choice
There was once a plan to break them down
But hardly anyone had said that out loud
Or the protest broke out – the people turned out
Still quite attached to their loft
What stood out was: the biggest opponents
Had their loft tagged as ‘Dead normal’
That makes them Very Scarce Dutch
They are the weirdest of all
A version of this article also appeared in NRC Handelsblad on 19 March 2022
A version of this article also appeared in NRC in the morning of March 19, 2022