What the fuck is love?
27. November 2020, Jürg Messmer
Can I
without?
Can I love
without feeling loved?
Can I be generous
without making you stingy?
Can I be peaceful
without provoking violence?
Can I be right
without making you wrong?
Can I be rich
without creating poverty?
Can I be honorable
without degrading you?
Can I have dignity
without making you worthless?
Can I love
without turning the world in a turmoil?
Can I promote beauty
without inventing ugliness?
Can I wear a mask
without making you a thoughtless murderer?
Can I be considerate
without making you rude and careless?
Can I be respectful
without disrespecting you?
Can I help you
without shaming?
Can I feel worthy
without giving birth to the unworthy?
Can I be independent
without making you dependent?
Can I be confident
without making you unsure?
Can I be reliable
without you being erratic?
Can I be reasonable
without considering you as mindless?
Can I be enlightened
without taking away the light from you?
Can I be humble
without hiding my arrogant ignorance?
Can I be kind
without being unforgiving?
Can I control
without you losing control?
Can I honor
without demeaning?
Can I trust
without expectations?
Can I love
without conditions?
Can I survive
without killing?
Can I teach
without spreading ignorance?
Can I be legal
without making criminals?
Can I be wise
without being a dictator?
Can I love you
without you knowing love?
Can I vote for democracy
without blaming the lack of leaders?
Can I be truthful
without condemning the fake?
Can I win
without the losers?
Can I know
without ignorance?
Can I bring light
without spreading darkness?
Can I be comfortable
without others discomfort?
Can I be careful
without suspicion?
Can I conquer
without conquering myself?
Can I live attentively
without war excitements?
Can I be alive
without risking death?
Can I be vegan
without ignoring the cycle?
Can I be aware
without a context?
Can I be happy
without being a terrorist?
Can I console
without needing consolation myself?
Can I conquer
without dividing?
Can I leave you
without leaving myself behind?
Can I judge you
without risking judgement?
Can I be free
without a prison?
Can I be healthy
without spreading disease
Can I be safe
without acknowledging insecurity
Can I be alive
without addiction?
Can I want space
Without sharing spaces?
Can I touch
without interfering?
Can I be neutral
without exporting weapons of any kind?
Can I be alone
without being lonely?
Can I be mindful
without thinking?
Can I be serious
without being boring?
Can I be funny
without being shallow?
Can I be touched
without something touching me?
Can I fear
without being labeled neurotic?
Can I be frigid
without a heart melting?
Can I doubt
without doubting?
Can I infect
without being infected?
Can I be passive
without provoking activity?
Can I be consequent
without stumbling
Can I be compassionate
without passion?
Can I move
without moving you
Can I be simple
without ignoring complexity?
Can I see limits
without seeing what is beyond it?
Can I question
without hesitating?
Can I walk
without walking over?
Can I console
without needing to be consoled myself?
Can I say love
without asking what the fuck is love?
PS: I'm working on the length of my poetry
Teil vom Bericht: "Der fünfte Monat"