Prisoner of your own body
Most of your life
you were a prisoner
of your own body
Looking up the dark
rough edges of life
weren’t new to you
You trained hard
a kickboxer
a body builder
You got a body
of fights and conflicts
you got prisoned…
Steroids, police visits
were a daily routine
you were a tough boy
You got a body
of fights and conflicts
you got prisoned…
In the empty prison
of your own mind
you decided to be free
But your body striked again
four unimaginable times
being caught in brain infarctions
You got a body
of fights and conflicts
you got prisoned…
Once you really were
getting in prison
you looked up
Looking up the light
loving eternity of life
was new to you
You got a body
of caring and freeness
you got unprisoned
You got finally free
free of your own body
free of your own… mind.
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Young, innocent eyes
Brokenness
you are a mirror
of a broken world
your little, young eyes
have seen so much
of a tough world
of brokenness
Innocence
you have lost it
at a very young age
you have seen so many
things others couldn’t
dare to dream of
but you could ever dream
of innocence
Hardness
you have created
to protect yourself
from the enemies
outside yourself
and a fragile world
of hardness
Restlessness
you can’t find rest
for you and your mind
only harsh fragments
unimaginable and cruel
you wish nobody sees
what’s printed in your eyes
of restlessness
Peacefulness
I hope and pray for you
you’ll find peace eventually
for your mind and eyes
so you can finally rest
so you can fully enjoy life
of peacefulness
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Never give up!
“Never give up!”
those are the words
you believe in
to live your life
whatever may come
on your way to
your destination
of your life journey
“Health is my everything!”
those are the words
you say to feel strong
fitness and busyness
are your recipe to
a happy and healthy life
you always feel younger
than your actual age
“Life has a laugh and a tear…”
those are the words
you are using
at difficult times
in a sad and broken world
now you feel
your ticking heartbeat
the fragility of life…
“Never give up, daddy!”
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It’s your time now
It’s time to turn the page
of old and forgotten age
It’s time to write a new chapter
making new moments to capture
It’s time to know of the real character
instead of being fake like an actor
It’s time to read further in the book fast
not looking back to the rusted past
It’s time to see how you grow
instead of feeling numb and low
It’s your time now to flourish
find your passion to cherish
It’s your time now to walk away
from the worldly and rugged pathway
It’s your time now to change
lots of knowledge to exchange
It’s your time now to choose
the things you’ll never lose
Go, it’s time…
Your time…
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Little girl (part 3)
Capable
You’re more capable
of what you can do
than you realize
You are remarkable
of the things you can
only you have the access
For you it’s reachable
even if you think
you can’t touch them
Believe you’re able
of the power
you have in your life
Realize you’re capable
of everything you touch
and throw away
Capable
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Thunder Warning from the Earth
Tears of rain
falling down
one clash
one lightning strike
a cloud splits open
As if the heavens
tearing with you
the sadness
the destruction
you’re making
on this planet
vulnerable
yet flexible
Each raindrop
symbol of healing
washed away
all the dirt
we’re making
on this planet
vulnerable
yet forgivable
Each lightning bolt
is a warning
to us all
human beings
to think
by ourselves:
isn’t it time
to step back?
Let nature
doing her work
magnificently
and creatively
restoring the work
we have done
destroyable
yet repairable
Give her a chance
to restore, to grow
to flourish again
some creatures, flowers
won’t come back
new creatures, flowers
will arise
All is possible
all comes from
one single drop
a teardrop of rain
healing rain…
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Little girl (part 2)
I will always hold you
holding you
like you’ve never
been held before
Before you have
ever known
I was there for you
I loved you, always
Always by your side
I was there with you
I’ve never forsaken you
and I’ll never do
Do you realize that?
Wherever you are
I am with you
and you’ll never be alone
Alone was always
underlined
in your dictionary
but you may cross it out
Out of your mind
instead you may
circle “together”
write it in your heart
Your heart will always be
intertwined with mine
wherever you do
wherever you go
Go boldly and brightly
into the insecure world
with the knowledge that
I will always hold you…
©® SunRise - 07/22/2024 All rights reserved
Little girl (part 1)
She just wants to
be hidden in you
feeling comforted
feeling supported
by the body
body of love
She just wants to
be seen by you
feeling acknowledged
feeling recognized
by the eyes
eyes of love
She just wants to
be heard by you
feeling listened
feeling appreciated
by the ears
ears of love
She just wants to
be held by you
feeling touched
feeling embraced
by the arms
arms of love
She just wants to
be close to you
feeling loved
feeling moved
by the heart
heart of yours…
She just wants to
be the little girl
she couldn’t be
but she always
wanted…
©® SunRise - 07/21/2024 All rights reserved
Our chapter needs an end…
No goodbye
no ending
just living
in between
No left
no right
we are
standing
still
freeze
like a breeze
No wind
no storm
ear-deafening
silent
When are you
breaking
the silence
and giving us
a voice
again?
To scream
to yell
the celebration
of our connection
But now
we’re disconnected
over and over
again
and again and again
When can we
loose
the cord
of disconnection
Just repairing it
strengthening it
surrounded
well-founded
rooted with love
The connection
we used to have
unbreakable
stable
are you able
to maintain
to sustain
this time
without
loosening ends
loosening threads?
I don’t think
you can
so I need to
live again
a fountain
of tears
and fears
it would be
an ending
a goodbye…
©® SunRise - 07/13/2024 All rights reserved
In the desert
Wandering around
feeling lost
looking around
where I am
it’s like a desert
This feeling inside me
is getting stronger
with every step
I try to take
in this lonely desert
with drifting sand
before my eyes
Do I feel it right?
Do I see it right?
Do I actually see you
waiting for me
to take me
to an oasis
an oasis of love
purest love
in its form
that has ever
existed on earth
like it’s in heaven?
Take me
to this most
precious oasis
you took
by my hand
and guided me
to this rare
but most beautiful
place of love
hope and trust
I got hope
I got trust
in you
I never want
to leave
by your side
holding hands
taking me to
breathtaking
places
Or are they
just pictures?
because they
just fade away
slowly back
to the back
of my mind
just another
hallucination
Back in the desert
where I am
looking around
feeling lost
wandering around…
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