Sad Walk

Er weht mir

schon voraus

der Staub

zu dem ich 

sie zerlief

die Sohlen

meiner Schuhe  

 

 

 

 

 

 

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)