whenever i look at the moon

                  i look at you


you know that the story is told

it's time to unfold -

  suddenly it feels too soon

  your heart feels like an empty room


your eyes feel too cold

your shoulders too bold 

and if there's one thing i fear

it's you, not being here



  / as it already seems to be



maybe the two of us

need to know how it is to be only one 

only one time, 

maybe later we can shine

together 

 forever


like ben affleck & j-lo



don't believe the face you see

my heart is full of empathy


same black suit for each day of the week

not allowed to speak about times i feel weak


you ask for exchange, how about we exchange 

  some insights, about what's inside 

  could be nice

    (and: that's my price,

     that's my time rate)



building up my life

keeping myself as a mother and a wife

marrying a heart of my own

because in fact, i do like my soul



right now,

i feel like the conqueror of my own mind.

because "self love"?

that is truly hard to find.


on this journey

i explore my own feelings

i link them to new meanings

 like lovely greetings,

 for example.


but i also misread things

as i please things 

that are not-a-deep-thing,

they're only fleeting.


on this journey

i walk, i stumble, i grow,

but most importantly i show

that i can love me

for me

and that i love me

the most.



stepping away from a situation is not a step back. 


it's more likely to be a step 

 out of the tunnel, 

 out of the mud, 

shaking it off from your feet 

before turning around 

to see the bigger picture again.



a woman, a wife

building a life


right in front of you

she does everything for you

she hasn't thought this through


you come and go

not letting her know

you don't want her to grow


so you stop yourself from loving her - 

 "we are not where we were"

while she says, "i do not know who you are"



"zuhause" what does it stand for?


it can be a world within yourself, 

   torn apart        or whole at once. 


it can be a sudden emotion 

           touching your heart with careful fingers 

      or it can be a recurring warmth, 

           feeling like a warming hug. 


it can be a memory 

                                     - so distant, so far - 

         but it can also be 

   an overwhelming 

       "love at first sight" type 

    of a new und unforeseen situation. 



it can be                    all, 

it can be nothing, 

it can be nothing at  all, 

                     but still: all at once, 

                                             once and for all 



identity 

a sense of me

to you i seem

so differently



sometimes i think about some things

where you might think

thinking things like this - is not worth a thought



a night so quiet,

that once you breathe

  it seems

  that you scream

from the inside out.


inside out,

comes the heart out of your mouth.

you forget to 

       think before you speak

       and just do as your heart believes

 might be best,

 you'd put yourself to rest.


/ in the end it's all a test



the morning light

a shiver inside

"how could it might be?"

i ask myself every night


people are hurt

how unfair this world

so few want to share

so few really care


"how do they feel?"

on behold to be free

nothing else they might see

 for their future


it should be the brightest

the kindest

the finest way to live 

day by day


no more tears,

no more fears

 just purest love

 and respect



dear politicians,

dear people,


why are you still holdin on

still going strong

forward, reckless 

with intentions too bold

too cold 

while we do need the warmth in our hearts

for those who need a new start

so nothing keeps us apart 

anymore 



it was right to let you go

so you could grow

in a version you know

 that is more you

 more you, to be true


that is 

 what i know now

because ever since 

 i wonder how

i was able to step away from your kiss

one i knew i would miss

knowing, i'm no more his

 affection

 there is other distraction

 granting him satisfaction

so he wouldn't miss 

 me


i was right to let you go

a fact we both know

but i thought we would grow

 i am still the girl you missed

the one you wished

 would be yours

 she still is, of course

'cause true love never dies 

at least from one sight of eyes



life acts in waves

just as humans do

as a symphony, in harmony


inspired by

the water itself

it's us that create

life 

out of it


it's a fulfilment

to understand that 

we can be guided

and no one's divided

by the sound of the ocean

pure as devotion

no matter how 

near

or far


life feels like waves

just as humans do

as a passion, in satisfaction 


good and bad

might come and go

like the sea 

moving

high and low


but whenever at it's lowest

it will always 

come back stronger

going forward 

trust my word

us humans

we are born for that

it is living in our head

the will to express

what's truly in mind



believe it or not 

you're all that i got

but as i am waiting for you

 to pick me up

i know that it's true

that that should be not

 the case



when exploring new things gets tiring, we reach out to the persons and places we know - why?

knowledge brings us safety and comfort due to reminding us of all the experiences we already treasure in ourselves, bringing us to the state of mind we are in now and to the fact, that we are able to go back at all to reflect mistakes and achievements.


so starting from the beginning is not representing weakness, it's showing that we know how to become greater than the point we came from.


/ knowing the know-how



the sun 

             is day by day 

                 rising   and 

                 setting        in colors beyond beliefs. 


the oceans are glistening, 

the land         is glowing, 

the flowers are growing 


the life                               is standing still and 

      forgets how to breathe

      while it's 

      opening        its eyes  to discover the cruelty 

                                           of humanity. 


full of lies and 

      empty promises, 

      printed    money is 

                      ruling this world 


destroying the true colors 

              of this multifaceted wonder 

              called planet earth and mother nature.


/ balance like flamingos 



are we more human or machine? do we start with humanity and end up with squeaky movements? 


in our youth, we are purely enjoying life - 

no wonder we often think back to these days and catch ourselves saying 

"oh just to be a child again for a day, or two". 

now, at some certain kind of age we feel stuck, because we actually are. 

our gear is rosted already, decisions are made with a permanent caution 

alarming us to not move too far away from the comfort zone 

we see ourselves safe in. 


but being stuck in a cage of life just because we painted it golden? 

tell me, what do you mean then when you say that you're "living your life"?


/ can your emotions be engineered?



if you ever felt wrong 

                                    or outside your zone


          take        a seat 

 and make     yourself              feel at home




/ you are your own



everything comes back  in waves. 


                            it won't be colored as it was before,      


                     but it will   shine bright 

                                in another   light.




/ somewhere, some point



is it not 

             that we are searching for  inspirations 

                                              on flat screens 

                             through artificial installations 


           when we can easily 

                                      pick up the  incredible 

                                                              creations   

                                              nature  is   offering us 

           every second      of the day?




/ creative lecture 



self reflection 

                  is  always connected 

                  to looking yourself  deeply in the eyes, 


                                    catching             a   glimpse 

                                                                of your soul 


and feeding your heartbeat with feelings 

    that bring you  closer                        to your goal.




/ i am, so i be



as i am sitting here, just in my room

out of nothing, feeling so blue

wondering what i should do

 with my life

you say "i also have no clue"

that's when i know that -

no matter what i do,

if i'm with you

 our life

 is going to be alright



when your muse stops by and places a kiss on your cheek, so tender 

- but you still feel the heat

rising, leaving rosy dapples by their feet

that's when,

 the artist itself looks already like a masterpiece


painted all over with both: joy and love,

a heart passing ideas to it's mind above 

by instinct putting on the artists glove

that's when,

 the artist starts to fall in love 



isn't it crazy 

                      that when you look back now, 

 some people might be not close to you anymore 

        - even tho you thought: 

           "no this special one, 

            they will stay forever, we've been through  

                                                 everything".


turns out, that only you 

                             of you two 

  has been through everything they did to you 

  and now they are simply done with it, 

                            just like a task 

                 they marked as checked on their to-do-list. 


and even if it sounds awful, 

    remember that it's good. 


meeting you 

               was some sort of their job 

               

               and if they did it right, 

               they helped you grow 


- if they did a bad job: i am sorry for your pain, 

                        but keep in mind 

       that they are done with it, 

          so you can start 

 to mark them as checked in your lifetime as well.


/ stepping on hurtful words from the past



the wind in my hair equals 

the many,      many butterflies 


                                            who are trying to express 

                                            my            pounding heart 


and                                     my                              flutter   

       that is clearly shown on 

                                            my rosy cheeks, 


       when i see you 



soothe your own soul watching how free the clouds go by - their footprints change the colors

in the sky, 

tell your worries they just have to fly

high 

in the sky 

and your heart will let loose



touching your own lips 

                                       slightly 

        with your fingers 


while thinking 

          intensely about that one tricky question 

 your heart                   can not             answer;


shaking your head: "no, not now", 


using your ring finger 

                                     to apply 

          your glistening  lip balm 

with a little bit 

       of pressure, 


blowing a kiss 

             to your mirrored self, 

              a deep breath 

                                         and 

go.


/ get ready with me



when even the light 

 


       (that was constructed by 

                                                    human beings 

         as an invention 

              on an electrical base) 



runs down the hallways 

like                   thick fluid; 



        distorting themselves 

                     to show that 

                even them are 


        not safe in their house anymore 



- we should realise that 

                             our house is also running 


                 a marathon already: 

                 a marathon against the time 



/ stop the climate change 



a soft touch of the wind smelling like a sweet mixture of cherry blossoms 

falling of the big tree at the end of the street 

and the freshly cut green grass in grandma's garden you're just passing by. 

pleasing your skin by planting many, many little kisses on it, 

the sun is lightly warming your cheeks.


/ another description of pastel colors



when you wake up in the morning, what do you expect from the day?


and when you know this, do you try to fulfill your expectations throughout these twenty-four hours? 


are you more surprised that you were able to do it 

or that you raised your own bar too high?


/ start your day right



do you know these moments, where you realise 

that you are so excited for something that is just about to happen,

 that you just feel nervous and somehow embarrassed at the same time 

- but you still know, that it's going to be something good, 

something with a positive effect


think of a moment in which you realised that you are so excited 

for something that is just about to happen; 

you already feeling your blood rushing towards your cheeks 

making you look like you got kissed too much by the sun -

 just because you feel kinda nervous and somehow embarrassed 

at the same time, 

even tho you know the outcome 

will have a positive effect on you.



six past five,

is this    life?


around my brain

the              headache ties

lay on a bed

full out of knives


- this is how i feel at night 


at mornings, i feel like a freak

is this really

    what         a lady should keep?


please:

just give me

                     another glass of sleep


because 

                     this is what         i need



give me a strawberry kiss

with your sweetened lips


colored even more red than before,

now that we started, i only want more


/ a refreshing addiction 



fleeing 

            from a situation 


            that is causing negativity 

                                      in your mind 


is an instinct and totally 

         understandable - 


i am allowing myself 

        to claim  that 

                        this is 

                        most of the times 

the right way 

      to protect yourself; 


but 

      on your way back home, 

                            your  heart needs to 

                                      settle down again, 


      so your soul       can take roots again 

and bloom                       

next spring               in the bright colors of 

your beautiful personality 



deep friendship is about sharing a bond 

where you not only share time, love and support in slices - 


remember

 that their anger is yours, 

 their sadness is yours, 

 their hurt is yours; 


but also keep in mind 

 that their happiness is yours,

 their positivity is yours, 

 their success is yours.


do not let negativity like jealousy and egoism 

blind your hearts when it comes to building a bond 

as strong as the ones you already try to keep with yourself. 

sometimes you need the other half to get yours back together, 

piece by piece.


/ rely on me for trust in yourself



a theory: 


having a "blackout" describes 

the point of view from the very top 

of your own construction, 

you've build up for the last couple of minutes, hours, days, nights, weeks and months or years. 


it gives you a rush of adrenaline and 

no matter if you are afraid of heights or not - 

you just hope that you do not fall down there, 

past everything you've already been through; 

you've already lived that part of your life 

and living it again is not the destination you aimed for. 


but while being scared, 

you are already allowing yourself to be 

lulled into a false sense of security and 

when you realise this, 

you will fall way faster than a heart can beat. 


falling endlessly, 

passing by all those emotional adventures, 

seeing yourself 

laugh and cry in such a quick succession, 

it's becoming one undefined expression; 


your vision getting too blurry to identify situations, 

your voice getting so silent, 

it seems to be more muted than quiet; 

your senses 

so numb that everything gets dark - 

blacked out.


{ but hey? hey! 

breathe; 

just open your eyes, enjoy the current view and look: what you've accomplished so far, it's amazing! 

be proud of yourself, i will be for sure, promised. 

now, let's reach out for the sky again - come, you got this. }



how come that something 

that is in it's original state, 

something that is raw and yet unseen 

is always called 

"unexplored"? 


how come this word leaves a certain 

bitterness 

on your tongue, 

once you've said it out loud, 

for everyone 

to be heard? 


how come it's stuck 

in a negative field in your mind; 

just thinking about it, 

you sniff your nose, screw your face, 

like you've bitten in a freshly cut citrus lemon? 


how come that this is then supposed to make you 

smile in the end, 

make you laugh 

out of truth and let you 

feel a genuine happiness energising your body? 


how come that these emotions 

aren't already applied 

on the lovely adventure of 

exploring then? 


/ a dream is always raw at first sight



my heart,


sometimes, 

when i think of everything you had to take in in the past couple of years, 

i feel so sorry. 

i always wanted you to be filled with joy, enthusiasm and love, so you can spread it to everybody and everything that surrounds you. 

i never would have thought, that there are people in this world, that are so hurt themselves they can only project their negativity onto their next ones. i also have to admit that i thought, that you would be okay with this and instead of helping you to get out of these connections as soon as the danger was laying in front of us like an opened card, i only pushed you more into the situation. i thought we could help them flip their behaviours around and become generously happy again; i thought when we give love, love would be the outcome, because that should normally always be the case. 

but sadly - and i can say it now with a cleared view - 

there are some people, that are full of bitterness and hatred perspectives and they won't change with pureness and good energy. 


they will stay in their state of mind, no matter what; they will even dig their hole way deeper in the morass of darkness; they won't take your hand you are reaching them from above, they will not even look at it, because they are too busy with getting deeper and deeper into their sickness.


but keep in mind, my caring heart:

as you can see, they are below your feet and that's also speaking for their niveau compared to yours. 

enjoy your view from the top and look at the clouds go by 

- you will reach the sky.

/ it's not your fault.



looking up in the sky, 

watching clouds go by, 


i almost gotta cry, 

asking myself why?


us hurting this beautiful world,

feeling like i've never been heard.


/ mama, you just give, 

wanting us to live


i am so sorry,

we need to hurry 



an imperfection is like 

     stumbling          over a stone 

                                lying in your 

     way of               

     achieving           better things - 



but remember: 

it's  not 

slowing you down, 



it's reminding you 

to   keep   in mind 

                  where 

       you     came from; 


and that's where everybody starts. 



/ the beauty of flaws 



the wind comes by; brushing your arm slightly, 

taking the burden from your shoulders, erasing the worries from your heart, 

clearing up the struggles in your mind 

and placing a small smile on your beautiful face, that shines again 

after the chills that we're ranning down your spine 

are finally calming down again; 


you look up to the sky 

 and feel the sun warming your cheeks 

when you hear the tiniest whisper of a goodbye, 

just for a second. 


did this really happen? 

(the warmth in your chest is spreading)


/ kissed by the muse 

  signed w (the wind)



i am not only thankful 

                 for the good   things 

                             in life, 



         but also 

                  for the            things 

i got taught 

         out of  toxic relationships 

from the       past. 



it doesn't matter if it was 

   a   good friend, 

   acquaintances 

   or even "lovers" 



they all made me realise,

                               what i deserve, 

they      made me realise 

                                         my worth 

and      made me love the things on me, 

                                            they    hated. 



it might have taken 

                       too long for me 

                       to   understand that, 



                       but in   the end 

i can proudly say that 

they      gave  me 

             a present filled  with 

                              bad words, 

that 

i turned                            into 

              voices of butterflies


/ a résumé of healing