CLOUDS IN THE HEADS
bamboo # 32 - anis 14.02.00 - for the world and antonia
sometimes
when you have - clouds in your head - when you wear a frown -
and don't want - to leave your house - for a couple of days -
when your friends - are far - when your future - is far - when
everything - is far - then think of me -- when the weather - seems
unreal - and the clocks - dipped in honey - when the heaviness
of your sword - feels warm and good - in your hand - then i see
you -- and when the anger - arises inside of you - the holy anger
- when your eyes - send lightnings - into the night - when they
send lightnings every night - into the land of dreams - and you
cannot - rest still - anymore - then i stand behind you - bringing
you comfort
-- and when the day arrives - and you walk out the
door - the day - when you - show them - your eyes - when you will
show them - unminced - when you say no - when finally you will
say no - then - i will say yes to you - then i will be close -
to you - then - yours will be - my soul -- the clouds - they move
- like cotton - through the light blue sky - mysterious script
- for all to see - the clouds -- they turn dark grey - sometimes
- they streak - to the ground - to you - to the place - where
you are - sometimes - you let them in - in your head - and darker
gets - your head - you go - to your friend - and behind your forehead
- the hesitating clouds - the dark clouds - when they entered
your head - you asked: - will there be - rain? will - there be
rain? - will the night - come - over us - like a wild animal?
- there i was far - from you -- often we had talked - between
us the candle - often - you have told me - about beautiful things
- you projected - colored woods - onto the wall - like a photograph
- you told me - about clear streams - and remote planets - yet
i remained - the one -
who saw them -- the clouds carry me - they are of - perfect white
- every day - there are also - the grey clouds - they are streaking
- through the heads - and increasing - there are also - the white
clouds - they enclose everything - they dissolve -like sugar cotton - on the tongues - of children - tidy
- like the sky - after long contemplation -- free - for the substantial
things - i want to be - because i want to be there - when you
come to me - wearing an amulet - of copper - on your forehead
- when you say: - my heart - is full of gratefulness - for every
new day - that is granted to me - when you say: - today i am no
slave - no more - when you say: - today i am royal -- then i want
to be - there for you - and treat you - like a king - and treat
you - like a queen -- look in the sky - in fear - and soon there
will be - grey clouds - have another look - and speak your wishes
into it - so white - they will be - like the most beautiful perl
- in the ocean - a wish - so fine - like the perl - in the ocean
-- because when you - arise - from your chair - and mount into
your boots - when you leave the house - and loudly release - a
shout - so that the streets shiver - when your hand - rests on
a shoulder - and a hand is - on your shoulder - when you realize
- the mistresses - and the masters - when you then say no - to
them - and no to slavery - the moment - when your eyes are proud
- and your heart - without violence - so close i will be - to
you - that you will cry - so close will you be - that i lay my
heart - for you - like i lay a table - for your meal - i will
regard my life as small - when you do it - when you stand up -
and say no - then i will say yes - and you will also - say yes - and there will be - no more -
grey clouds
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