Sad Walk

Er weht mir

schon voraus

der Staub

zu dem ich 

sie zerlief

die Sohlen

meiner Schuhe  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pen and ink drawing of abstract figures and German text

Sad Walk

Blowing ahead

of me already

the dust

to which I

wore them out

the soles

of my shoes

 

(Translated from the German by Sujata Bhatt)