Unconditional

is my love and exhausted --


you will go away.

Be careful, my love

is heavy, you will get tired --


and then you'll leave me.

'Love you too', you say.

It sounds like an echo, like --


something from the past.

After a few years,

his love is dull, his smell not --


pleasant anymore.

He is late, as usual
It's his car, he decides
when we go home
At least, if he does come

And after the party he will say: 'Come
it was a nice evening, wasn't it?'
but if he absolutely needs to
I'll let him, I'll let him

come until he screams
for mercy - nobody can hear it
The wind will blow, the grass will wave
and I will turn around to sleep

I love him, I know why
and he should be able to do better
I am worth it, and he too
If I only could teach him

It's still early, no customers
nobody on the way to work
everything like yesterday
the fire hydrant always ready
and night rounds against theft

Here you do your shopping
here you go to the barber
here your friends live
this is your view, your street
your neighborhood, your home

where you can sleep quietly
without scary dreams
life is very good
in order here, with neighbours
who know you all

I would die here
or go crazy, unless
I was living with you -
nothing else to do
than being with you every night

After making love

we say nothing, without words --


there can be no lies.

I finally have

reached my ideal love, right now --


the loss can begin.

Life is far too short,

darling, you make me grateful --


and sadly happy.

I don't ask Do you

love me? as long as I learn --


to understand you.