Mutter opfert sich

Die Mutter opferte ihr Leben auf.
Und Dank war nie.
Wie könnt ihr glauben, dass sie eure Schuld daran verzieh?

Die Mutter, wenn beleidigt, 
schwieg,
und stand mit allen hier im Krieg.

Worauf man alles für die Mutter tat,
worum sie einen ohne Worte bat.

Die Mutter liebte einen wirklich sehr,
und hasste einen dabei immer mehr.

		
		1995 / 2008

Schlimmer

Jede Mutter, 
die ihr Kind nicht liebt,
muss ja so tun.

Das macht es schlimmer für das Kind.

2010-05-18

Stockholm Syndrome

Who am I, you or me?
Who threatens to throttle me?
Who shoots me below the neck?
Who is killing, you or me?
Who will be killing you?
With a blade below the throat
I am saying, you are saying,
we're the best of friends.
You or I is whooing me, 
I or you embracing, she
is a fat old hag.
I embrace her nonetheless,
he -
embraces me.
Knowing well, I play along
kissing where puking
wouldn't be wrong
fearing 
that old 'love' song.

2007-02-26

Betrayer, my opposite number

Laudator, slanderer, 
My scornful friend, 
You do talk to small animals like me 
Knowing that I speak but parrot's speech
My No doesn't mean anything
To you

2006-10

angel 

My angel's smile 
grows hard 
as she says:
'You're guilty 
of not being made 
according to specifications, 
I replace you 
with any of my dreams.'

1999-03-17

Swept along

He held me fast in a joyous dance
I didn't know the steps
Swept along in an ice-cold stream
A dotard put me under
A suit on a hanger 
Built a ludicrous case
No one listened to me

2013-09-30