Fabjan Hafner
MIDNIGHT DESPAIR
MIDNIGHT DESPAIR
I cover my face
with a thin cloth
of freshly-fallen snow ...
I hide my soul
deep
in my head ...
and slowly
ever so slowly
close
my burning eyes ...
LONELINESS
you no longer know
what you should dream
the wires have been disconnected
no one can guide you
you've become
your own marionette
controlled only
by your thoughts
YOU ARE NUMB
you are numb
inundated
in loneliness
trembling
with blind fear
you refuse
to let anyone touch you
you will not drown
in the rain
you stiffen
become dull
you will never be soothed
by soft water
in the heat of day
in the end
you will
die of thirst
in the rain
you are numb
inundated
in loneliness
trembling
with blind fear
you refuse
to let anyone touch you
you will not drown
in the rain
you stiffen
become dull
you will never be soothed
by soft water
in the heat of day
in the end
you will
die of thirst
in the rain
Translated from Slovenian by Herbert Kuhner