A friend offers his help

When I spoke of my messy inheritance
my friend offered his help
which I gladly accepted.
And I did the planning, booking two rooms and
- most of all -
didn't ask anyone else, 
until, 
in the nick of time,
he told me, by the way,
that I couldn't demand 
that much work for no payment,
that I should have known that and,
after all,
I was inheriting, wasn't I?
And when I then most unpleasantly felt
forced to remind him 
of the lengthy favours I'd previously done him,
I found
that he'd hardly noticed 
any of those.

2008-12-06

Schreckliche Leute

Gewisse Leute haben das getan.
Gewisse Leute sollen das nicht tun!
Gewisse, schreckliche Leute sollen das nicht tun!

Gewisse Leute sind einfach schrecklich!
Gewisse Leute, die einfach schrecklich sind, tun das immer wieder!
Gewisse, schreckliche Leute sind einfach zu dumm!

Gewisse Leute zahlen ihre Beiträge nie und sind auch noch Zechpreller, 
diese Leute sind eingefleischte Schmarotzer!
Gewisse, dumme, schreckliche Leute schreiben schrecklich schlechte Gedichte 
auf Englisch und auf Deutsch!
Gewisse Leute, die schreckliche Gedichte auf Englisch schreiben, die sich 
reimen, die kein Recht dazu haben, schreiben DANN auch Gedichte auf Deutsch, 
die schrecklich schlecht sind. Das gilt immer!

			2007-06-03

Trust

With conviction you tell me
untrue impossible things
I grow quite confused, there is
no choice:
I must trust you.

Do you love me?
I love your 
solicitude.
Questions asked.
Sweat
I notice
contradictions.
It seems
you don't trust me.
I know I'm right, but you 
must be.
No one believes me,
I fear

You doubt me, accuse me,
I know that                      
confict is lethal.
My wellbeing I must 
abandon.
You say that 
a good thing
is too good for me.
I can't call that brazen,
I must adjust.            
I must trust - to adjust.

Pain.
You promise palliation.
I trust
I love you.
Break it
to make me hate you.
Promise anew,
I love you anew.
Of course I trust 
no one.

2006-12-11

good god

not good, god isn't, 
belief isn't to be believed
just is, or isn't