I wonder how my uncle died

My mother's younger brother,
at 17,
training to be a pilot,
died in a plane crash, 
they told me.
It was to be expected
as, at the end of the war,
everything was breaking.
Later I couldn't but wonder
whether,
as he wasn't shot down,
his fall wasn't connected
to my grandfather 
having done 
the same things 
already to him.

2008-09-15

Es wartete

Da war das Licht aus 
sie schloss die Tür
ihre Schritte schwanden.
Es wartete 
bis es einschlief, als es erwachte
war sie nicht da.
Es wartete ungläubig
nein: sicher
dass sie zurückkäme.
Der Tag brummte, Großmutter lärmte 
fröhlich
und ihr Kerl erst.
Es tat weh, es glaubte
es wartete
es war unmöglich
weil sie sich nicht verabschiedet hatte.

20. 9. 2012

The intelligent tool 
	will scream out when a rule has been broken.

The intelligent rule 
	will make sure that its tools are infused.

The intelligent stool 
	will smell like its maker would have it. 

The intelligent mule 
	will march all the way to a hanging.

The intelligent fool 
	will fool himself as commanded. 

2011-08-29

Sad

Her 
word was that she would come.
I might not have understood her correctly
but her
word was that she would come!
I didn't even know I was waiting
until I noticed I expected 
her every time
the door opened and a voice sounded,
every time not her's.
And when 
I had told myself already
that someone who hadn't come yet
wouldn't come,
I was still waiting,
so stupid,
days later
I'm still sad.

2009-04-07

Kapitän Fragensteller:

Kennst du mich besser als ich mich selbst?
Welche Antwort steuerst du an?

2006-12-29