NEUROSES

Die Katze führt Krieg
Will den Hof neu beleben
Die Schafe jubeln


(C) 2022

wenn wir uns wirklich ernst nähmen
würden wir steine behämmern
statt, lämmern unterlegen
rechnen zu lassen
zu brennen

wenn wir gründlich verstünden
scheuten wir jegliche mühen
aufgrund von übermorgen
gestern, früher
zu denken

wenn wir es tatsächlich könnten
wollten wir, was wir möchten

zu dumm


04.10.22
© 2022

If I were you, as miserable as this
I'd surely see the world amiss

Rain and hot sun as a weather's mess
A desasterous checkmate at boring chess
Waking up to a very sore throat
Freezing, and even with a warming coat
A journey in a silly car that smells
Through the countryside of Surrey's green hells
A quite young dog with a very wet snout
Constantly running and jumping about
A moaning child sitting under the table
Me, losing my recharging cable
Some onions on a plate too blue and white
Even if old, not really right
Finally, you never giving me a call
And feathers, feathers, on top of it all

Let me tell you what I see
Since I chose it for me

Playful like puppies a black ball of wool
Climate never too hot or too cool
Having a jacket spare just in case
For a game there's always a time and a place
A cup from a past when none of us lived
With a plate and a saucer, a precious gift
A girl full of joy who knows what she likes
Very good food after cross country rides
Surrey Hills so beautifully pure
A comfortable bed is always a cure
Getting a new recharger I lost
For once not having to worry about the cost
Instead of calling, meeting you again
Even with a slight cold, nothing's in vain

(C)
To HEB, 11 June

Didn't you tell me ten years
How do twenty fit in
Didn't you say no urges
How do needs get fulfilled
Didn't you speak of failures
How do we make it work

That silver lining is very bright
This far-out journey even
Might



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