What planet are you from, stranger?
What planet are you from, stranger?
You have an outer space violin in your left ear
You have an outer space violin in you 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. I worry that one day you will
beautiful.
wing your way back to that other planet with the potato chips
I worry that one day you will
that are left in your hands decorating your big wings.
wing your way back to that other planet with the potato chips
And I will be left here alone trying to decipher
that are left in your hands decorating your big wings.
your space diary written in rain and snow.
And I will be left here alone trying to decipher
I worry. I always worry. But fortunately I’ve snapped a wavelength
your space diary written in snow.
of your planet by pulling out a poetic antenna
I worry. I always worry.
in the back of my head
Fortunately: I've snapped a wavelength of your planet
while you are cooking in the kitchen. You are cooking again
by pulling out a poetic antenna
this morning. A little voice of alien vowels issues an order
in the back of my head
to the woodpecker
while you are cooking in the kitchen.
five meters from our balcony: Let her stay there life-long
You are cooking again, this morning.
undercover
A little voice of alien vowels issues an order
at his side, don’t try to wake her up.
to the woodpecker
five meters
from our balcony: Let her stay there
as our life-long
undercover
at his side, do not try to wake her up!