Not The End

Wednesday, January 9th, 2008

Death is not the end, they say
But I, standing in a deep dark hole
I dare to ask
if maybe the end comes before death
dark and intriguing questions
asked winterlong during cold nights
No answers in these ruins build upon
ancient myths and legends
no more songs to be sung by old men
this ivory tower has collapsed to nothing more
than a well
Death is not the end, they say
I dare to think: maybe destruction is
and in the same moment
I am collecting pieces to build
a new – my own tower
where all my toughts shall be thought
where I shall write my stories
where I shall find protection
in deep winter nights

[Ich weiß, dass ich des Englischen kaum mächtig bin und meine Ausdrucksmittel in dieser Sprache begrenzt sind. Kommentare bzgl. Rechtschreibung, Grammatik und ähnlichem sind deshalb erwünscht. Was nicht heißt, dass inhaltliche Diskusion verboten ist. Im Gegenteil. Und: Na endlich, ein Gedicht.]