Dichtertje - De Uitvreter - Titaantjes

A young, hair‑shorn poet wanders the wartime streets of Amsterdam, haunted by a parade of identical girls whose “knowing eyes” seem to mock the very act of seeing. He bumps into a stranger who claims to be God, watches divine beards sway, and finds himself caught between celestial boredom and the devil’s grin. The verse‑laden narration mixes absurdity with the stale bureaucracy of a nation at war, turning ordinary cafés and bustling stations into stages for surreal encounters.

The poet’s inner turmoil—his weakness, his yearning, his baffling attraction to the endless stream of white‑blouse girls—drives a dry, wry commentary on faith, authority, and the pretensions of artistic life. As he debates the meaning of “wetende oogen” with both divine and infernal voices, the story spirals into a playful critique of Dutch society, where every ordinary glance may hide a cosmic joke. The first act sets a tone of satirical wonder that invites listeners to question what is real and what is merely poetic illusion.