A Poem by Ringelnatz

[silversolitaire]

I like this poem a lot. It expresses all I feel right now...

Und auf einmal steht es neben dir

Und auf einmal merkst du äußerlich:
Wieviel Kummer zu dir kam,
Wieviel Freundschaft leise von dir wich,
Alles Lachen von dir nahm.
Fragst verwundert in die Tage.
Doch die Tage hallen leer.
Dann verkümmert Deine Klage .
Du fragst niemanden mehr.
Lernst es endlich, dich zu fügen,
Von den Sorgen gezähmt.
Willst dich selber nicht belügen
Und erstickst, was dich grämt.
Sinnlos, arm erscheint das Leben dir,
Längst zu lang ausgedehnt. - - -
Und auf einmal - -: Steht es neben dir,
An dich angelehnt - -
Was?
Das, was du so lang ersehnt.

And the translation...

And suddenly it's standing next to you

And all of a sudden you realize
How much sorrow came to you
How much friendship has vanished, unnoticed,
Took all the laughter away from you.
Puzzled you ask some day.
But every day just echoes back emptily.
Then your lament dies away...
You don't ask anybody anymore.
You finally learn to accept it,
the sorrows have tamed you.
You want to stop lying to yourself
And stifle what's been troubling you.
Senseless, poor, life appears to you,
already taking far too long. - - -
And suddenly - -: It's standing next to you,
leaning against you - -
What?
That you've been craving for so long.