OF LONELINESS
I

I can no longer alone by myself
Walk into these homes and ask for the way.
I can no longer alone by myself
Read Peer Gynt and Faust.

I have not the strength alone
To win a battle against myself.
And I have not the strength alone
In the mornings to put on my shoes.

Among great joy I am in sorrow,
And great fortune pains me.
I wait for you
For you to cross my doorstep.

For the air is so heavy…
Night like a famished dog will lap from my soul.
I beg the departing day:
- Do not leave me alone! -