Sonja G N Gallhofer

Sonja G N Gallhofer Mar 2023

labels

why do you
attach
all these labels
to me?

foreign
middle-aged
cis
childless
divorced
heterosexual
jobless
dreamer

is it to conveniently
exclude or include me
whenever it suits you?

Sonja G N Gallhofer Mar 2023

off-the-wall

that is
an off-the-wall idea
he laughs
and leaves
the room
unaware
that his comment
encourages her
to continue

Sonja G N Gallhofer Mar 2023

joy

she looked
at me
with joy
knowing
that she
had finally
become
invincible

Sonja G N Gallhofer Nov 2022

strength

she sits
on the bench
quietly
so that nobody
can see
her despair
as she wonders
if she still has the strength
to pick herself up
after yet another
disappointing
failure

Sonja G N Gallhofer Sep 2022

haiku 54

yellow leaves and morning fog
days are getting short
desire to slow down

Sonja G N Gallhofer Aug 2022

give me five minutes

give me five minutes
he said
and left the room

five years later
I am still waiting
for his return

Sonja G N Gallhofer Aug 2022

micro poem 85

he
he
togetherness