“Schweigen” is one of those words that is almost untranslatable. It carries all those meanings of being quiet, keeping silent, remaining silent, enjoying silence, protesting, being at a loss of words. So I was looking for my own lived moments in silences.

written in January 2021

I

Ein Moment, der in die
Unendlichkeit
hinein
dau
er
t
.

 

 

II

Ich falle mir ins Wort
bevor ich ausgespro

 

 

III

Es gibt nichts zu sagen,
für das es sich zu atmen lohnt.