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OpenWorldView Apr 2019
Your sinful mouth is my tomb,
intoxicating its sweet bloom,
for all my virtues are put to sleep.
I drink uncontrollably from its well
and sink freely into its depths,
gazing blissfully into hell.

My hot flesh glows in his breath,
I tremble, like a spring rosebush
kissed by warm May rain.
- I follow you into the wild land of sin
and pick fire lilies by the roads,
- even if I can’t find home again…
From my favorite German poet:
Else Lasker-Schüler (1869 - 1945)

Sinnenrausch

Dein sünd'ger Mund ist meine Totengruft,
betäubend ist sein süßer Atemduft,
Denn meine Tugenden entschliefen.
Ich trinke sinnberauscht aus seiner Quelle
und sinke willenlos in ihre Tiefen,
verklärten Blickes in die Hölle.

Mein heißer Leib erglüht in seinem Hauch,
er zittert, wie ein junger Rosenstrauch,
geküsst vom warmen Maienregen.
- Ich folge dir ins wilde Land der Sünde
und pflücke Feuerlilien auf den Wegen,
- wenn ich die Heimat auch nicht wiederfinde...

I found one translation https://muse.jhu.edu/chapter/1679708, but wanted to try it myself. Work in progress.
311 · Jul 2020
keeping silent
OpenWorldView Jul 2020
when words are targets
the truth remains unspoken
and progress will stall
309 · Aug 2019
storm
OpenWorldView Aug 2019
eerie calm around
dark clouds on the horizon
perfect storm coming
308 · Nov 2019
conscience
OpenWorldView Nov 2019
prisoner for life
solitary confinement
seeking no parole
within every person lives the real self
305 · Apr 2019
Afternoon Hike
OpenWorldView Apr 2019
Wind blows through treetops
Trunks creaking in mournful bass
No human racket.
299 · Aug 2019
Stone
OpenWorldView Aug 2019
i sink to the ground
in the dark river of time
unseen, unmoved, cold
299 · Jan 2019
Empty Shell
OpenWorldView Jan 2019
I exposed my heart.
Love put on a silver plate.
She took her trophy.
294 · Apr 2019
Kissed by the Sun
OpenWorldView Apr 2019
Dawn bares her glowing daughter.
Who kneels before you.

Moving
    slowly
up your ankles.

Traversing along two rivers
to search between your thighs
with her warm tender lips.

You tremble in your dreams
when she cups two little *******.

Then night falls
into a sea of flames
as she kisses
you awake.
291 · Jul 2018
Outside (Inside)
OpenWorldView Jul 2018
I listen to what you have to say
         (ignoring every part of it)
And calmly nod agreement
         (while furiously screaming disapproval)

I show you my admiration
         (loathing every moment)
And promise loyalty
         (faked by hatred)

I’m so grateful for what you made me
         (a vile shattered soul)
288 · Mar 2019
Firestarter
OpenWorldView Mar 2019
Searching space and time.
Sparks igniting dry tinder.
To forge new future.
285 · Apr 2019
Black Romance
OpenWorldView Apr 2019
passion, pain and lust
elevate the works of art.
beautiful darkness.
285 · Nov 2018
Mass Transport Insanity
OpenWorldView Nov 2018
Shoving, pushing, a high pitched row.
Nerves so tense, lids to blow.
What an insane nuthouse show.
Morning commutes are not healthy.
283 · Jan 2019
My Child
OpenWorldView Jan 2019
If you fall,
   I will help you up.

If you lose your way,
   I will guide you back.

But the choices
   are all yours to make.
280 · Apr 2019
Outside the Window
OpenWorldView Apr 2019
Two sparrows squabble.
Scraping along rain gutter.
Brightening blue heart.
280 · Jun 2019
At first sight
OpenWorldView Jun 2019
one in a million
stomach turning butterflies
life just got meaning
We are at our best when in love.
279 · Apr 2019
Inner Discourse
OpenWorldView Apr 2019
Opinions silenced.
Words stigmatized and outlawed.
Know your thoughts are 'free’!
279 · Mar 2019
Finding Purpose
OpenWorldView Mar 2019
Beyond your own gloom.
Soulmates suffer silently.
There you find purpose.
Take your time and listen.
275 · Aug 2019
Morning Ritual
OpenWorldView Aug 2019
coffee, fruit and toast
to feed the body’s spirit.
one kiss for the heart.
274 · Sep 2018
Your Blood
OpenWorldView Sep 2018
“Like a rough kiss's dark fruit”
your life juice intoxicates.

Mouth and spirit
feed on sweet bitterness
and new strength
holds your faltering heart.
Written after reading Bram Stoker's "Dracula".

The first line is from Georg Heym's "Verfluchung der Städte" - "Wie eines herben Kusses dunkle Frucht".
272 · Feb 2020
pointless
OpenWorldView Feb 2020
going back in time
to right the wrongs of your life
is a futile wish
learning from your mistakes is not
269 · Apr 2019
Cry
OpenWorldView Apr 2019
Cry
the pain of being
distilled into salty tears
saved me from myself
269 · May 2019
At the beach
OpenWorldView May 2019
The shoes left behind.
Cursive last words swept away.
A poet’s last verse.
260 · Feb 2020
dreams
OpenWorldView Feb 2020
do not be afraid
to imagine happiness
after you wake up
255 · Jun 2019
deception
OpenWorldView Jun 2019
you whisper sweet words
promises from a white veil
deceiving my heart
fool
254 · Mar 2019
View from bus
OpenWorldView Mar 2019
Dark wooded hills
float on grey clouds.

Their raindrops
whipping tiny scars
across tempered glass.

My jaded mind
melds into nothing.

The day is past
and I past the day.

Moving in circles
without goal.
248 · Jun 2018
Smitten by Fiction
OpenWorldView Jun 2018
What a surprise
I fell in love again

But this love is cruel
only a promise of pain

Knowing that I can
never give
never gain
243 · Oct 2019
october
OpenWorldView Oct 2019
green, yellow, red, brown
hanging, dying, falling down
beautiful carnage
241 · Dec 2019
inertia
OpenWorldView Dec 2019
time flows eternal
a year coming to an end
leaving me behind
241 · Dec 2019
eroded (10w)
OpenWorldView Dec 2019
your early heat
and the coldness later
made me brittle
236 · Jun 2018
Numb
OpenWorldView Jun 2018
I thought I would break,
but I became numb instead.
236 · Oct 2018
Truth
OpenWorldView Oct 2018
Don’t believe the media,
they try to deceive you.

Don’t believe others,
they may lie to you.

Don’t believe your intuition,
it is biased.

If you want to know the truth
go and see for yourself
before making a judgement.
235 · Oct 2018
Whispers
OpenWorldView Oct 2018
Nestled up against you
I speak without a sound.
Whispering a warm love story
across your cold naked skin.
232 · Jun 2019
justice
OpenWorldView Jun 2019
a world, black and white
heretics and disciples
time ignores them both
231 · Apr 2019
Phoenix
OpenWorldView Apr 2019
I can hardly wait
to rise anew from ashes.
Set alight by love.
230 · Oct 2019
pilgrim
OpenWorldView Oct 2019
visit old places
to search among memories
in hope to find you
230 · Jan 2019
One day ...
OpenWorldView Jan 2019
... I may calm my fear
and unseen horror
with words light and clear.

... I may ease my pain
and tend gaping wounds
with verses of healing rain.

... I may release my rage
and spark fiery storms
of rhymes that burn the page.

And maybe, one day
I write about love's joy
in a dazzling lyric play.
Let it all out. One day I may find better words.
229 · Sep 2019
mud
OpenWorldView Sep 2019
mud
rain darkens the day
the earth is drinking its fill
life sprouts from union
226 · May 2019
Loving too much
OpenWorldView May 2019
cling to what you love.
hold it tight, never let go.
that’s how you lose it.
keep a bit of distance
don't suffocate what you love
225 · Apr 2019
Proxy Angst
OpenWorldView Apr 2019
The devil, conquered.
Dark enlightened by knowledge.
The void filled by man.
224 · Jul 2020
soul colors
OpenWorldView Jul 2020
blue shreds broken glass
cut deep red to find lost love
boundless black void spills
218 · Jul 2019
serene
OpenWorldView Jul 2019
two loving hearts sleep
below a green canopy
embraced innocence
just a dream
212 · Dec 2019
sweet veil
OpenWorldView Dec 2019
dreams ease the longing
painting love in soft red hues
sweet veil of closed eyes
211 · Mar 2019
Aspiration
OpenWorldView Mar 2019
When the days are copies
and pass by like hazy dreams.

Then it's time to reflect
and ask yourself some questions.

Why live without reason
and work from darkness to dark?

What's the point?
Simplicity. Is it the antidote?

To find new aspirations
by looking into yourself.

No if, no when.
Just you, just now.
Holidays. Too much time to think.
207 · Jul 2020
dreamer
OpenWorldView Jul 2020
etched into my mind
you fill my dreams with pure love
let us never wake
escaping reality
206 · Sep 2018
Keep Going
OpenWorldView Sep 2018
Among all this madness
there are those rare moments
which keep you going
in the hope for more.
205 · Aug 2018
Realization
OpenWorldView Aug 2018
I thought
   I could change the world
   and leave a mark,
but I failed.

I thought
   I could excel at work
   and support a family,
but I failed.

I thought
   I could keep a healthy body
   and a lucid mind,
but I failed.

Now there’s nothing left
and for the first time I feel free.
200 · Aug 2019
iron rod
OpenWorldView Aug 2019
twelve blows breaking bones
arms, legs, hips and shoulders smashed
mercy is a cord
life
194 · Dec 2023
escalation
OpenWorldView Dec 2023
I whisper
'leave me alone'

I tell them
'please stop'

I walk away
but they follow

I run
but they catch up

I plead,
'I have nothing'

nothing
to lose
193 · May 2020
desire
OpenWorldView May 2020
thoughts of untamed love
  obsess the martyred soul

pleasure, raw and wild
  tear the mind to pieces

quelled emotions surrender
  to the passion of desire
187 · Apr 2019
Tidal Wave
OpenWorldView Apr 2019
Life’s unchanging surf
lulled me into idle sleep.
Then she hit my shores.
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