What planet are you from, stranger?
What planet are you from, stranger?
You have an outer space violin in you left ear
You have an outer space violin in your left ear
that plays a string of quiet clouds
that plays a string of quiet clouds
in the noisy subway.
in the noisy subway.
I suspected it, and others, too, suspected it
I suspected it, and others, too, suspected it
and, true: you have a strange device on your retina
and, true: you have a strange device on your retina
that can always catch the small ads falling from the sky
that can always catch the small ads falling from the sky
through the windy air down to the streets.
through the windy air down to the streets.
Even the sleeping fats in your body are suspiciously
Even the sleeping fats in your body are suspiciously
beautiful.
beautiful. I worry that one day you will
I worry that one day you will
wing your way back to that other planet with the potato chips
wing your way back to that other planet with the potato chips
that are left in your hands decorating your big wings.
that are left in your hands decorating your big wings.
And I will be left here alone trying to decipher
And I will be left here alone trying to decipher
your space diary written in rain and snow.
your space diary written in snow.
I worry. I always worry. But fortunately I’ve snapped a wavelength
I worry. I always worry.
of your planet by pulling out a poetic antenna
Fortunately: I've snapped a wavelength of your planet
in the back of my head
by pulling out a poetic antenna
while you are cooking in the kitchen. You are cooking again
in the back of my head
this morning. A little voice of alien vowels issues an order
while you are cooking in the kitchen.
to the woodpecker
You are cooking again, this morning.
five meters from our balcony: Let her stay there life-long
A little voice of alien vowels issues an order
undercover
to the woodpecker
at his side, don’t try to wake her up.
five meters
from our balcony: Let her stay there
as our life-long
undercover
at his side, do not try to wake her up!