You may teach your children to become successful
They will take your advice, but choose not to listen
You can ask your children to be kind
They will be pleasant to you, but not give you their time

You can ask your children to love you
They will love you, but not tell you the truth
You can ask your children to thank you
They will be thankful, but not grateful

You can ask your children to be a good human being
They will baulk to accept such ambiguity
You can ask your children not to miss you
They will be regretful of all their choices, despite their victory

Sometimes,
The monsters under our bed
Live inside our head

Sometimes,
Ghosts and ghouls cannot be seen
Because they chose not to see the living

That is the horror of life

Ich sehe dich
in deinen Blitzen
und in deinen Sonnen,
die,
wie ein Kranz aus rostigem Sternenlicht
um deine Fingernägel kreisen,
bis deine Gedanken
im Funkenflug auf dem Papier laden
und meine Begeisterung
in Feuer und Flamme treiben